by Jenny Angus | Feb 3, 2022 | HSCT Journals
Having a long sleep last night was helpful for the kind of day that was ahead of me. My pick up for my neurology consult was at 10:45 AM, but I was way behind schedule as there was just too much to do on my own. Marcela (lovely admin staff) was at my door on time, but...
by Jenny Angus | Feb 2, 2022 | Blog Posts, HSCT Journals
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...
by Jenny Angus | Feb 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, HSCT Journals
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...
by Jenny Angus | Feb 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, HSCT Journals
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...
by Jenny Angus | Jan 20, 2022 | HSCT Journals
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...
by Jenny Angus | Dec 29, 2021 | HSCT Journals
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...