Bone Marrow Transplant
Hello, Friends! So much has happened since last time I updated you all. Let's start with the most important update though. No, I did not meet Taylor Swift at our concert, but we moved up to the 6th row, I met her guitar player and one of her dancers, and I met an amazing cancer survivor (a sweet little girl named Elizabeth). We were so close to Taylor, it was insane! It was an amazing last night before this transplant journey I went on. As soon as we got back from Maryland from the concert, my family and I headed straight to Richmond. The next day, I checked into my room in the bone marrow transplant unit at VCU and started chemo. The type of chemo I received was called BEAM. It lasted for 6 days, and usually consisted of receiving chemo for a few hours at a time in the morning and at night. It was definitely a physically and mentally exhausting experience. I didn't feel any symptoms right away. The worst chemo was the Melphalan, which I received the last day.