Judy's Wildlife Garden
#Flickr12Days - Hope Springs Eternal...
I am beginning to long for the new life and colours that Spring will bring... but that is not the only reason I am looking forward to Spring.
I have some good news for my Flickr friends. As you may know for the past few months I have been undergoing treatment for the cancer Myeloma. Well the treatment has been working well and I am now at the point where I shall be undergoing a stemcell transplant later on this month. My paraprotein level has dropped to 2 and it is now safe to start harvesting my stemcells. They will be frozen and kept whilst I undergo radical chemotherapy to kill off any remaining cancer cells before the healthy stemcells are then transplanted back into me. It is not a cure, as Myeloms is incurable and will return at some stage, but hopefully if all goes well it will give me a few more years before it returns.
It's been a struggle getting this far but I made it! And although undergoing the stemcell transplant is going to be a pretty rough ride I'll give it my best shot and hopefully by the time Spring arrives I will be feeling so much better. The damage the myeloma has caused to my spine is something which cannot be healed and at this point my spine is broken in my lower back so pursuing my love of nature photography is not possible right now. But by Spring, and as the weather warms up, and with David by my side encouraging me, I am hoping that I will find my pain easing and that my determination will get me back out there with my camera before too long: )
#Flickr12Days - Hope Springs Eternal...
I am beginning to long for the new life and colours that Spring will bring... but that is not the only reason I am looking forward to Spring.
I have some good news for my Flickr friends. As you may know for the past few months I have been undergoing treatment for the cancer Myeloma. Well the treatment has been working well and I am now at the point where I shall be undergoing a stemcell transplant later on this month. My paraprotein level has dropped to 2 and it is now safe to start harvesting my stemcells. They will be frozen and kept whilst I undergo radical chemotherapy to kill off any remaining cancer cells before the healthy stemcells are then transplanted back into me. It is not a cure, as Myeloms is incurable and will return at some stage, but hopefully if all goes well it will give me a few more years before it returns.
It's been a struggle getting this far but I made it! And although undergoing the stemcell transplant is going to be a pretty rough ride I'll give it my best shot and hopefully by the time Spring arrives I will be feeling so much better. The damage the myeloma has caused to my spine is something which cannot be healed and at this point my spine is broken in my lower back so pursuing my love of nature photography is not possible right now. But by Spring, and as the weather warms up, and with David by my side encouraging me, I am hoping that I will find my pain easing and that my determination will get me back out there with my camera before too long: )