December 4: Going Home Tomorrow!

It’s been a crazy day for Kristina, but for good reasons. She is officially in transition to go home on Wednesday, December 5.

Doctors, nutritionists, her caretaker, friends – all have come through at some point today. She said she expected to be a little stressed out by this, but in fact she said, “I can’t wait to get the hell out if here! I will miss a couple of my favorite nurses, but I can’t wait to veg out on the couch, watch movies and order pizza.”

While she won’t be as restricted in her lifestyle as she originally thought (she will, for example, be able to go for slow walks around the neighborhood, and she’ll be able to have visitors), she will still be mostly isolated, and she isn't able to drive for months.

Meanwhile, she thinks she will be on about 22 medications, some of them several times a day! She will also have daily appointments at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. So if you want to visit, call to make sure she’s there.

Again, the next big thing to aim for (and pray about) is a Dec. 11 biopsy to see how well this whole transplant thing worked. That’s the thing she wants people send tons and tons of positive energy towards.

Also, please consider taking a one-day weekend shift as her caregiver. She says there is a weekend available right before New Year’s, and a few available in January.