Day 100 can sound like a finish line. It isn’t. It’s more like the first patch of daylight after a long tunnel. Stem cell transplant recovery asks for patience because your bone marrow is rebuilding from the inside out after high-dose chemotherapy. Cancer treatment can make time feel strange, and these first weeks, guided by…
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Bad Days Don’t Wipe Out Good Ones: Building a Sane View of Progress
BAD DAYS DON’T WIPE OUT GOOD ONES, BUILDING A SANE VIEW OF PROGRESS When Yesterday Makes You Feel Like You’ve Lost Everything Yesterday knocked me flat. The nausea I hadn’t felt in two weeks came roaring back, and by afternoon I was sure I’d made up any progress from the past few days. I’ve been…
Read moreBad Days Don’t Wipe Out Good Ones: Building a Sane View of Progress
BAD DAYS DON’T WIPE OUT GOOD ONES, BUILDING A SANE VIEW OF PROGRESS When Yesterday Makes You Feel Like You’ve Lost Everything Yesterday knocked me flat. The nausea I hadn’t felt in two weeks came roaring back, and by afternoon I was sure I’d made up any progress from the past few days. I’ve been…
Read moreOne Gentle Step at a Time: Small Victories During Cancer Treatment
When you’re in cancer treatment, it’s easy to think progress only counts if it comes with a big moment: a clear scan, a finished round of chemo, a strong lab result. Those things matter, of course. But they aren’t the only way forward. Here’s something worth holding onto: you don’t have to track your healing…
Read moreQuiet Triumphs with Cancer – Celebrating Small Victories in Chronic Illness
“Today I walked to the mail box” “Today I didn’t vomit!” “Today I slept 4 hours straight!” To a healthy person, these statements may seem like everyday background noise, however, to a person struggling with Cancer or another debilitating illness, each of these could represent climbing Mount Everest in the dark. In essence, this represents…
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