Happy PBSCT Anniversary to me!
Today is a very special day! This day exactly five years ago, I got a chance to a new life. About 10 months after being diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia - Three cycles of high-dose chemotherapy ...(that each time took me months to recover from); Two complete hair-losses ...(which made me realize I can do a GI Jane); Numerous blood transfusions ...(that I am now suffering from too much iron in the blood); Two blood catheter insertions ...(that left scars and made me say goodbye to my plunging necklines); Countless blood extractions, bone marrow aspirations and injections ...(that left me feeling numb as always); Medications that made Mercury Drug richer ...(I am a "suki" to at least 3 of their branches); Months of making the hospital my home ...(I almost celebrated Christmas, New Year and my birthday there); Millions of money ...(God knows how much and how we were able to sustain everything); On March 3, 2006, I received a gift of new blood. The power...