Six Word Story Sunday - Stress Relief

Cutting

Up

Tin

Equals

Stress 

Relief!

More has to be said here.

Cutting tin,

is very physical for me.

By the time I am finished,

the blood is flowing,

my heart is beating faster,

and stress is being flushed out of my 

system.

Sometimes I think,

"Who needs a treadmill?"

I just know

that the endorphins flow,

and I feel

better!

The Stem Cell Transplant in a very simple NutShell

You might remember that in January.

Jenny and I were at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, so that her stem cells could be collected for a future

stem cell transplant.

That was then.

This is now.

On Thursday of this week,

Jenny had her stem cells returned to her body.

This is how it went.

With the chemo having been given on Tuesday

and a Day of rest on Wednesday,

Thursday morning, the nurse brought in the first of 4 packages that contained Jenny's stem cells.

This was package #1.

The stem cells were then hooked up to the IV Pole.

The nurse did this.

Jenny's identity was checked against the name and numbers on the bar code of the bag of cells.

The nurse then hooked the line up to Jenny's port,

and 

the stem cells were then infused back into Jenny's body.

All four bags of cells were returned to her.

Now,

we wait.

Three Beautiful Things This Week

Three Beautiful Things This Week was inspired by a wonderful blog that Clare writes called Three Beautiful Things. Everyday, Clare writes about 3 Beautiful Things that happen each day in her life. It's a wonderful blog! I can only hope to imitate her in a very small way.

1) Not everyone would think that this is a beautiful photo, but I do.  This small bag is one of 4 that were administered to Jenny during her stem cell transplant.
These small bags contain her stem cells that were collected in January at Mayo Clinic.  We are now hoping that these cells will put Jenny into remission for many years to come! 

2)   I have a wonderful son!  He has been a rock throughout this ordeal!  He has come to stay and help, disrupting his life.  I've learned so much more about him as an adult!  What an amazing man he has become!

3)  In this short time of transplant, we have met many wonderful people who are amazing caretakers at the hospital.  These people have helped with education and being ready and able to meet our needs.  I don't know how I can even begin to thank them as they work this most difficult job. 

Weekly Photo Challenge - Water

Minnesota has a lot of

Water.

This state is known as the 

Land of 10,000 lakes.

There is only one county in the state

in which there is no lake.

I don't know which state that is, but it is a fact.

Here's a lake

with a dock

and 

a duck

Water

w-a-t-e-r

Water.

A Day of Rest - No Beads on my Table Today

Since Jenny's Transplant has begun,

tomorrow,

for her and us,

is a day off or a day of rest.

As you can see,

Pixie is very good at taking a rest.

I'm going to imitate life and take a day off, too.

No beads on my bead table this week,

but,

that's okay.

There will be more another day.