Julie (My Caregiver) is Confirmed COVID Positive:  February 2

Assessments & Testing: February 1

I woke up at 6am (for some dang silly reason) although I had the pleasure of seeing the sun rise over the peaks in Monterrey. Wow it’s stunning. I am super grateful to have an apartment that has the sun beaming in from almost every window. Sunrise in Monterrey I read...
Julie (My Caregiver) is Confirmed COVID Positive:  February 2

Testing & Shopping: January 31

I had a 9.5 hour sleep and was woken up by Julie when the lab technician arrived to do my COVID test, and the first of many blood draws. She said my veins sucked. Duh, I could have messaged her that last week. Since we had no food except for a few snacks, Julie and I...
Julie (My Caregiver) is Confirmed COVID Positive:  February 2

Travel Day: January 30th



Wow what a day! It began at 1:30am waking up to one of my favourite Brad Paisley’s tunes ‘Ticks’. I thought I was dreaming he was singing right beside me but, dang (!!) no it was only my phone alarm. 

To start my adventurous day off I was running on only 4.5 hours...
Julie (My Caregiver) is Confirmed COVID Positive:  February 2

The Countdown To Departure

There are less than two weeks left until I depart for Monterrey, MX. While I’ve been organized for this trip/treatment for several months now, I still feel like there’s endless stuff to organize. Gah! I left Canada in late November and have been in the USA...
Julie (My Caregiver) is Confirmed COVID Positive:  February 2

Background Research of HSCT

During the decision-making process of whether or not to do HSCT, I researched both science-based information, and I also sourced references from patients who had been. Luckily, some were friends of mine and others were patients at the Clinica at that time. A few...