It's My First Birthday!
June 17 is the first anniversary of my stem cell transplant - my first birthday, if you will. I thought I would do something a little different with my blog to mark the occasion. Instead of giving you an update (things are pretty great right now), I'm going to look back over the last six years with a slideshow. I've included the good, the bad, and the ugly (I’m not at my best in many of the following photos) in order to give a little snapshot (see what I did there?) of what life has been like adapting to this crazy illness called POEMS. It is also meant as a testament to perseverance, a positive attitude, the unwavering support of family and friends (human and four-legged), medicine, and physiotherapy. It hasn't always been easy but has absolutely been worth it. In the midst of all the chaos I have had some really great times and met some fantastic people. I'm doing things now that I never imagined a few years ago. I hope that a few years from now I'll be able to...