Food, Family, and Lifestyle
Seeing that so many of you have reached to me about my post ‘Preparing to go home after a stem cell or bone marrow transplant part 1’, I figured I needed to share more tips as there are many things to consider and prepare. In retrospect, I really should have titled these posts ‘Preparing your…
Five tips for Preparing To Go Home After A Stem Cell or Bone Marrow Transplant
A 50th Birthday is a milestone that many celebrate, but after the challenges of the past couple years, we needed a special party. On November 12th, 2019 we celebrated big time with our Celebration of Life. Let me start with details about how this celebration of life came to fruition. What can you do for…
You are probably thinking that Loaded Baked Potato-style Herbed Cauliflower Turmeric Soup is a long title. It may well be a long title but I needed all the words to properly describe this Loaded Baked Potato-style Herbed Cauliflower Turmeric Soup. Cauliflower soup to the rescue The recipe was first created during my 6 week stint…
Over the past few weeks, I have been fortunate enough to be able to watch my daughter at Tennis practice and competing in games. Before I head out each afternoon, I pack us a bag with food and water as I get hungry mid-afternoon, and she is always hungry after expending so much energy in…
What is recovery from a stem cell transplant like? Although I already shared about the first thirty days post stem cell transplant, I thought for this post I would attempt to cover the 100 post stem cell transplant days as those 100 days were among the most challenging I have endured. After thirty days, I…
Now that I am approved to get out an about more post stem cell transplant, including dining outdoors, we decided to treat my husband to BBQ, or whatever he craved, at Dog Watch Café. Father’s Day 2019 at Dog Watch Café in Mystic Connecticut First of all, the décor and ambiance was fantastic: Cute tables…
Is Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend really worth obsessing over? Is air necessary for life? I first grabbed a bottle in January and we went through it faster than you can say ‘Pass the seasoning’. I then went back and Trader Joe’s to graab some more bottles but the shelves were bare, therefore,…
The first thirty days after Stem Cell Transplant were a roller coaster. Actually, the more I think about it, most of the effects I felt were due to the chemotherapy which stopped two days prior to the actual transplant. One side effect of the transplant was more of a mechanical aspect. I had two new…
