Election Day is finally here. It's almost 2:30 in the AM and I haven't been able to sleep for the last two hours, so I said to myself, "Self, get on up and do something constructive." Instead, I decided to post a little update.
A couple of weeks ago I underwent all the necessary pre-transplant tests and all was well except my thyroid. I guess it's a little sluggish. (AHA! So there is a reason I have an a$$ the size of Texas!) So far, two potential donors have been tested and eliminated for not having had some particular virus. BUT . . . yesterday I received the email that the donor they "have been looking for" has been found.
The potential dates for the actual stem cell transplant are November 24, December 1, or December 8. The part of me that has been working 10 hours a day during the week and several hours on the wekends for the past several weeks is thinking the sooner, the better . . . I need a nice, long rest. The part of me that wants all the ironing caught up, Christmas presents bought and wrapped, and the house detail cleaned is thinking WHOA! . . . too soon.
I thank the good Lord for giving me these past 10 or 11 months during which I have been able to return to life as it was before leukemia. And I pray to Him to give me the strength to get through the next few months with dignity and courage. But, most of all, I beg the election gods for no recounts, no challenges, no equipment failures, no voters with black helicopters circling their heads and most of all, to be in bed by 11:00 tonight.
I hope all who read this get out and vote today.
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