Food, Family, and Lifestyle
When you have been diagnosed with, and are fighting, a life-threatening disease, you set goals around medical milestones. The first 100 days after stem cell transplant are a big deal as far as rejection, infections, survival. Stopping anti-rejection medications is the next milestone. Each clean biopsy. The 1-year mark when you can begin vaccines. The…
Today is my 2-year post-stem cell transplant anniversary. As of today, I am permitted to write my donor revealing my identity and sharing my contact information (before today, I was not allowed to share personally identifying information). In celebration of this occasion, I am sharing the letter that I wrote this past fall that Be…
How do you make banana cream pie? Ever since I was young, I have loved banana cream pie. In fact, I would choose banana cream pie over chocolate cake any day. The biggest issue I had with the banana cream pies people made when I was a child is that they put nuts in the…
Honestly, who doesn’t begin to salivate when they smell banana bread? It is one of those scents that gives off homey vibes and exudes warmth. Since I am an avid fan but do not make it frequently, I decided to find another way to enjoy banana bread without the baking hence, the banana bread protein…
I feel moved to share so I am going to let my fingers rapidly type the words that are flowing out of me right now. It is early on a weekday in mid-February, and I am suddenly a wash in emotions over the upcoming milestone in my life. On February 28th, 2021, it will be…
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…
