Everybody’s different
Hello everyone! My mom (Female 56) was diagnosed with AML last june. I was a match for her stem cell transplant so that procedure happened late last september.
Cancer is not easy. I’m writing this to tell everyone that healing is not linear nor upwards all the time. I’ve read time and time again that after the 100 days mark or even the one year post transplant mark that many people have gone back to their normal lives or resumed all activities. Although that is amazing, it set a misconception in my mind that my mom should be progressing at a certain pace and would scare me when she wasn’t. Although she is in remission and slowly recovering, she has had lots of setbacks including TA-TMA.
This post isn’t to fear monger but just to say that everybody is different and recovery isn’t that simple. There will be hard moments and relieving moments. Just because you or your loved one isn’t recovering at the pace that most people do, does not mean it’s not possible. It’s easy to forget about your progress because you’re always looking towards the next step, but remember to also be proud of yourself for how far you’ve come.