Wow, 6 months since transplant! Not too much to report really. I did spend about 10 days in the hospital a few weeks ago with a lung infection. All better now, my new immune system must be working haha. I had my 6 month bone marrow biopsy yesterday, Jenn was with me and it actually went pretty quick! Then we ate and shopped most of the day. Getting ready for a few busy months coming up. Mom, Kim, Jenn and I will be going to see a comedian at the House of Blues next Friday...girls night out woo hoo! Then the family + Ryan and Rachel (the babies) will be going camping in October! Can't wait to fish with the babies. Hopefully they love it like mommy does! Then we have the LIGHT THE NIGHT WALK through the Leukemia and Lymphoma society Oct. 23rd! You can help saves lives by making a donation in my name at lightthenight.org and search my page via my name (Katie Maldonado), every little bit helps from $5 to any amount you want! Then of course Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas are all busy busy, I'm sure you can all relate =) I went to a bone marrow survivor reunion at Baylor with my Mom and Jenn a few weeks ago and there was a man there named Jim Munroe. He is a magician but also had ALL ph+ (first person I've ever met in person). He was a great motivational speaker.
All in all I'm feeling great again, a little worried about cold and flu season coming up so I having a feeling I'll be doing a lot of shopping online this year for the holidays! lol I will definitely be bringing out the masks as places get more and more crowded....maybe some gloves too haha. October 5th will be one year since diagnosis and let me tell you, it feels like year(s) to me! We're all still fighting here and will continue to do so! An update on my friend Samantha - she is now at the Dana Farber clinic in Boston getting treatment and just found out she has 20 preliminary matches in the donor registry! This is great news for her!
Still Fighting,
Katie
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