With a grateful heart I can write that day zero has come and gone. ❤

I spent the majority of yesterday processing the experience. I was absolutely flooded with support and well wishes via social media and texts. Thank you to everyone who participated in that. It’s selfish to admit but I needed that reassurance. Overall, it was an “unremarkable” transplant which is a GOOD thing. I found out officially that my donor stem cells came from Brazil!! That is absolutely wild to me. I praise God to be living in a time where someone from another continent can save my life.

I admitted to VUMC on the 25th and will roughly spend a week here. After that I will continue to come up here for clinic every day for the next 3 months.

During this admission, I have two rest days this week (yesterday and today). Rest means I get minimal intervention. Two chemotherapy days (day +3 & +4), an observation day (+5) and if there’s no fever or ongoing issue, hopefully a discharge on day +6 (Friday).

Prayer requests

• My selfless donor. What an incredible act of humanity she just displayed.
• I want to be discharged by Friday morning to see my kiddos dressed up for Halloween.
• Engraftment and Day 30 Labs– day 30 labs were the first indication last transplant that something was “off”. We are praying for 100% engraftment – for all three tests.

The countdown to day 100 is ON!

Thank you for being a part of my healing journey,

Danielle