Well this really has been a rollercoaster of a week!! On monday, my friends lovely dad, (who i mentioned in my previous blog) sadly passed away, just 8 weeks after diagnosis!! So very sad, he was a lovely man and like i said before, was still mindful of others despite his own problems!! He said he would be thinking of us on the 17th september, and now i'm sure he'll be looking down on us, still wishing us all the luck (if not lending us a helping hand)!!
Then tuesday my sister had a horrendous day, i dont want to go into it too much as i dont feel its something she would wish me to be discussing, but we were all very upset!! However, received news to the contrary the following day, so all is positive again!! (sorry i am sure this will make no sense to anyone, but suffice to say, the day was hellish!)
Then i developed the cold, now on this site, that means didly squat, but i'm donating stem cells in just over a week, to my very lovely sister, and have been fine all summer, but of course now as the time comes, so do all my rubbish symptoms!! I dont think it affects the collection of the cells so much, but i cant be near her at all, as when she begins her full body irridation, she will be left with no cells left to fight anything, including a cold, so i am nervous as hell!! The closer it gets, the more and more terrified i am, not for me, but for her!! Its just soo real all of a sudden, she's had such a good summer, and everything was normal, now she's going to have to go through an even worse process than before!! Please cross your fingers for us, as she's had so much bad luck already, i wouldnt like to think there was more to come!!
I'm babbling, sorry!! I start my injections next week to prepare, so i'll give an update then.
Thankyou all for listening, i feel better just for having voiced my ramblings!!!
Much love to you all.
Lynnxxxxx
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Good news is the treatment's actually coming now - no more waiting around...
Hope everything goes well and look forward to reading your updates later!
Hi Lynn, hope all goes well for both you and your sister. It must be really nervewracking, but it won't be long till the transplant is done. The very best of luck to your sister and I hope it all goes to plan.
My positive vibes too, to you and your sister - a major major event in your lives.
My daughter has pre-AML - Myelodysplastic Syndrome - just diagnosed in July and it is hoped to do a Stem Cell Transplant within the next 12 months.
Her three siblings have already had tissue testing etc and unfortunately no match. So she is on the International Register and waiting for a donor - so far transfusions keeping her on a fairly even keel.
What you are doing for your sister is wonderful - and I do understand what she will have to go through - and hey, not that easy for you either having those Stem Cells collected - so blessings on you both and I hope you keep us all informed/
Thanks everyone for listening! Sometimes its hard to talk to family, they've got enough worries of their own without dealing with mine!! So thankyou for being there and being such a wonderful support. I will definatley keep you all updated.
Love and hugs to you all
Lynnxxxx
And Renee, i have my fingers crossed for you. I know waiting to find if i was a match for yvonne, was nerve wracking enough, without having her on a register. I'm sure there's a perfect match there for your daughter, so please keep me updated on all of your progresses.
