Covid-19

Hello friends and family,

We are finally out of 2020 but in my family we started the year getting covid. My father was the first to get sick and then it trickle around to us. I am thankful my father is doing so much better and as for us well we got it like a sinus infection for a few days but no fever or aching. We have notice that taking vitamin C  or vitamin C drink  and Zinc has helped us tremendously specially in clarity. The only thing I do notice is my shortness of breath but other than that I feel great. my children take their vitamins and they have had no symptoms or fevers, Thank you Lord. We keep things pretty clean and disinfect everything we touch. We use Thieves to disinfect our house which is nonchemical kid safe. 

Its like the flu you have to just be careful and keep your hands clean. be considered of others around you if you are sick. 

Lets get this year started.

Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Time much needed

 I came to a realization that all mom’s need some time off for  themselves without kids. In fact the more children you have the more time you should get 😁. I was ok with not having time for myself when it was just alejandra plus I worked too, but now that I have two I can definitely  see the importance.

 Everyone has this persona that a stay home mom has it easy and that is far from the truth. Being on call 24/7  is draining and seems never ending. As a mom we wear multiple hats and multitask the shindigs out of a day. Sometimes we ask ourselves how in the world did we get that done , COFFEE  that is how. If we miss our cup of caffeine oh snap things are not going to happen.

I am thankful that I am a stay at home MOM but i do miss working and being around other adults without children, so you can say they both have their pros and cons. I am thankful and love watching my children grow up . There was a point in my life that I was told differently but thanks to the lord I am here with them.

I am working so hard to make some time for myself  but, what gets me is guilt. I know you moms feel me on this and it’s a mental obstacle for me because I know I need it but I feel guilty asking for it. I have notice that when I don’t get a break even if it’s once a month which I’m grateful for, I tend to be edgy with my kids and I hate that. It can be so overwhelming not taking a break, .It’s a working progress but in working on mommy time so I can be a better mother for my children and a better wife. Yeah let’s not forget about that 😉.

I am so tired but I tend to have my time at night when everyone is sleeping even if it’s for a few minutes. Tonight  I am actually baking lactation cookies. 

Goodnight y’all 

Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

moms help

It is 11:30 p.m and I can hear my daughter moving around her bed while she sleeps, I forget how quiet the house can be when kids are sleeping. Have you ever been so exhausted that all you want so bad is to go to sleep and when that moment finally comes all your mind does is puke all those deep thoughts followed by a to do list and so on that you end up going down this rabbit hole and now your wide awake while everyone around you is sound asleep. the story of what i am currently living #thestruggleisreal

     I love being a mom and having one child to take care of was not bad at all. you tend to catch on pretty quick and they have all your attention , right. despite the complications of my health i was still able to enjoy her and lover her every minute. Then we decided to try for another after 2 years giving us enough time to treat my cancer and enjoy her.They say it takes a village to raise a child, well, i forgot i had left my village behind ugh...what was i thinking? that was the problem i wasn't. oh boy am i dealing with it now. i love my children and being with them all day is AMAZING but i am out number. It is hard to give them both attention specially when one is draining me night and day with no breaks. It is hard to get back in the groove with two children specially when one does not take naps anymore and the other is still in sleep training. it seems to get worse as he gets older, how is that possible? which explains my difficulties in finding time for anything else.

    My goal everyday is to try something new and see if it works from working in my office to getting them into a flexible routine etc. I have come to realize that the best time to have me time and get things done is at night while everyone sleeps and the house is quiet. i wish i too can be dreaming away. To all the moms out there please share in the comments with me what works for you as far as a routine? i love to hear from y'all

 

Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Pregnancy number two

     On July 2019  my baby boy was born 8.2 lbs. I was 39 weeks when I was induced because my doctor was out of town and I was not wanting to go over on my due date. I was so ready for him to be born. Everything went smooth for the most part and my CBC hemoglobin was at a 7.2 I did not need a blood transfusion which was amazing but I did deal a difference from this pregnancy’s and my first.

     On my first pregnancy my CBC was at a 5 and had two transfusions before delivering actually all in one month. I did notice that my legs were slimmer and I looks like a pregnant corpse to a point which was weird to me but I barely gained 20lbs. 

     Second pregnancy I gained almost 30 lbs my legs kept their muscle tone and I felt great. No bone pain, ache or drugs . I still kept up with all my doctors and still did my natural path procedures. 

     In the end of my pregnancy my numbers were still lower than the 2018 spike numbers, even though they were somewhat coming to a spike it was hard to tell because of my hormones.

     After 1 month of postpartum I went to my oncologist to get checked and everything has returned to normal, my CBC was at a 9 ish but my IG’s were still heading up. I love my oncologist because we talked about options and I mentioned to her that I was done with doing bone marrow biopsy and I know that is the best way to find out if it’s the myeloma but I was done with getting my hips drilled. I had 5 biopsy in one year and that is enough to last me a life time specially when doctors have a hard time drilling on my hard bones . I had a lot of milk growing up what can I say. We agreed that unless it is beyond critical risk my numbers are all out of control ummm there might be a possibility of doing one but until then I will save my body from getting probed. 

     I began doing my magupuncture once a month in November and will be running another CBC test this month and see where we are and what we need to incorporated to my health. 

Thank you for joining me 

Sincerely,

Yvette Norris

Mind wonders

     Do you ever have multiple projects going on that you sometimes for get most of them if not all of them? That is where I am at in this very moment. Where to begin, well my day trading skills that I am still learning, the essential oils journey that I am exploring , out family business that we are launching plus being 33 weeks pregnant taking care of a toddler full time and the other wonderful things that moms do in a day to day basis. I don’t get any alone time not even to go to the restroom yes I know but it’s true and I’m ok with it. I love Ale and it breaks my heart when I leave somewhere and she cries out I’ll go with you. She gets me all the time.
     Well my goal here is to share more of my thoughts and emotions in this journey than just information which is why i would take forever to write and keep up with it. I am not a good writer but i wanted to give helpful information that has impacted my life with health and cancer which I will still do. I am trying my hardest to break out of this shell of mine and be more vocal and open with people. Share my story maybe you can relate or know some one who can.
     So I am at the point of my pregnancy that I can’t sleep much hint is the reason I am blogging from my bed. I was thinking about going to the office to do it on my lap top but you know  how hard it is to finally get comfortable in bed when your 33 weeks pregnant, very hard . So as I lay awake all these thoughts begin to rush in my mind about life , todo list , baby Etc and my hubby had mention to me before to just write it all down in a blog or journal to let it all out and clear your mind. So changing things up a bit and being more proactive with my story telling skills (no skills).
     For the insomnia or lack of sleep I haven’t really tried to take anything for it because as much as I want to sleep I like having this quiet time to reflect and baby boy likes to play in my belly all night long.
   





Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Bad news

     I am 30 weeks pregnant and my doctor obgyn calls regarding my blood work. She said to me that the results are in my glucose test came back negative but my hemoglobin blood count has dropped from 10.7 to 8.7 and they want me to be at least at an 11. The story of my life. Now I am consider anemic and have to do another blood work test on my iron levels.  Dejavú all over again but this time is different.
     I did another blood work exam and consulted with dr.k about what was going on with my blood work results. Now I am back to see him once a week and changing the strategy to treating my blood. My body is going under a lot of stress and changes but as long as I don’t continue to drop I will be fine.
     Yesterday my obgyn called  to informed me that my iron levels are good and that I needed to see a hemoglobin doctor for further testing. I asked if my iron levels are good and normal would that still make me anemic ? She wasn’t too sure what category it would be.
     I related the I formation back to dr.k and he said that is good to hear that my iron levels are normal. I am a special type of anemic that is called autoimmune anemic. My blood is producing more white blood cells which he calls the soldiers than the red blood cells which are the farmers. If you have a village full of soldiers with not enough farmers to work the land for food then the village starves. Weird way of putting it but it makes sense . So his job is to get my blood to start making more farmers to work the land.
     Since I was 5 months pregnant I no longer could lay on my stomach so treatments have been change to fit what I was able to do but since then I have felt different like it wasn’t ass affective. Last week we changed it up and it got me feeling back like I use to feel which was drained and tired, now that I know that my body is receiving it.
     Over all I am bigger and full of mass than what I was with Alejandra which means my body is receiving the nutrients it needs now it’s just a matter of  producing the farmers. I have God on my side and nothing can give me more strength than relying on him. I can and I will beat it till I’m completely healed because I have giants on my team.

Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Essential oils

     
      Before cancer I was not to aware of the natural ways of living and didn't think it was a necessity. I was young and wild as you would say living like i was unstoppable. My whole world changed in 2015 and it was not just the cancer but so many other things that were going on in my life.
       Mark told me about essential oils when we were pregnant and the first essential oil i ever used was frankincense. I used it with coconut oil as a belly and body rub as well as taking a drop a day under the tongue when we found out i had cancer. There are so many good benefits to oils that i did not know about. Its like a hidden world of wonderful amazing wellness. I began to do more research on others that would help me deal with cancer better and that is where i found out about lemongrass , the second oil in my life changing journey. The benefits are Amazing,i used it for hair loss and rashes which is what i was suffering from with chemo. I go over the details on these oils and how it help me in the past post if you need more info.
      In the past 5 years i have used essential oils more frequently and grown my collection and knowledge on the different benefits. I am thankful to be able to come across this knowledge in the most needed time of my life. Essential oils are forever my to go source for building immune systems, relaxation, depression, muscle pains, etc which  allows the body for better healing without man made chemicals...wow yeah i know right and that is a win in my book. I am not a hippy far from it but oils have been around for decades and its not just a hot thing must have popular trend. Oils are not just life changing but it is a way of life.
     Now i have used a few different brands of essential oils and you really have to be careful on what brands you buy because of the purity of the oil. You wanna make sure it has no fillers and how its distilled, process and handle. The top one that is use is Young living , they are pure with no fillers and handle their own farms from beginning to end. Remember You pay for what you get and if you want the best benefits out of these oils i recommend young living which you can find in this link :  https://bit.ly/2MtrZpx   
The second brand would be Doterra. i recommend to always do research and see what is best for you. I hope to open a new world of great benefits for a better way of living. As i go through my journey of clean living and pregnancy i will be posting my views and its benefits so stay tune. 

    

   



Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

the battle with sinus infection

     There has been so much going on with my life that i don't know where to begin some mornings. I am 26 weeks pregnant and still trying to take over the world which back fires and i end up sick for a week. yes i overdue it most of the time. Have you ever had a sinus infection that makes your jaw hurt so bad it feels like you got hit with a baseball bat? Well me neither till march. first, i thought there was something wrong with my teeth , so i went to the dentist to get check out and they said it might just be pregnant gingivitis. The next day it got worse along with my sinus infection. ahhh the pain, I wanted to overdose on meds so bad but lucky me i couldn't do to being pregnant. My husband Mark has always battle with sinus infection so he knew what to do. My head was in pain, my face was in pain i couldn't breath and all i can do is lay on the couch. Miserable is what i was but with Marks help he got me feeling better.

     Natural stuff is amazing so we began our treatment for sinus infection. essential oils are a must have in the home. first thing that help was the hot water in a steel bowl with a drop of peppermint and a towel over my head to keep the steam in to breath in. The peppermint is strong and it will open your nasal up clearing your headache 50% if not more but also making you feel refresh. i was so backup i had to do it every two hours to keep my headache in control. Second, the sinus flush with salt water does helps to drain your mucus. I would go through two bottles a day followed by colloidal silver nasal spray. This nasal spray kills infection and helps improve your sinus infection. One night i accidentally rubbed my nose then my eye causing my eye to get infected. i woke up that morning with nasty green gung in my eye so i sprayed my eye with colloidal silver and did throughout the day which help it heal by the second day. I also made my own vapor rub with coconut oil, raven essential oil, peppermint oil.

     Two days in and i was feeling better not 100% yet but surely able to move around and not be in so much pain. Now i understand how miserable people can be when they get a sinus infection Specially my husband Mark. Living in Houston my whole life i never had something so severe like i have experience here in Georgia. I hope this helps you if you ever experience the sinus infection plague. Click on the link below for the essential oils : youngliving
                                                              
                    If you have any questions or experiences i love to hear from you.
 
Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Never stop trying.

     You would think the second time around I would just give in but that is not how God designed me. So technically it's not my fault 😛.  As you can tell humor is my best friend. I want to share my goals for this year  just remember nothing is impossible.
Goals:
1) Pray daily and grow closer with God
2) find natural treatments that are non toxic to the body.
3) de stress and breath daily
4) lower my Ig levels or stop the increase
5) find other doctors natural and pick their brain for knowledge
6) stay active .. yoga and walk in the park
7) don’t stop living
8) get in the best shape of my life so I can have another baby.
9) don’t stop planning the future
10) never give up fighting .
  
I can honestly say with all my heart that I am only strong because  I have the lord on my side. I wouldn't have be able to raise my daughter, fight cancer (not the conventional way ), help my family all with a smile and a positive attitude. Writing down goals helps me to see clearly and not let life get the best of me.

I want to let everyone out there who is going through a rough time in their lives whether its cancer, drug abuse, marriage or lost in the worlds sins just remember you are loved. You have a purpose in life but in order to get there sometimes we have to face the storms in our lives to better understand and cherish what God has in store for us. What are your goals ? How do you fight back ?


Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

3rd visit in atlanta.

     October 1 was My third appointment with my new doctor. Blood work is still rising and now we are waiting on the insurance to approve a pet scan. That I am curious to do which will help to see where the cancer is active? Like always I cannot do nothing and sit around for doctors to tell me about my future.
     I have been doing different dieting from vegan to vegetarian. Vegan is a bit of a challenge  but once you get into the rhythm it gets easier. I did Vegan for 3 months and I notice that i no longer had foggy brain, I was very alert. Another difference I notice was more stamina , I was able to run longer  and easier which helps when you have a 2 year old. At the moment I am trying to see what will work best for my body to help heal as well provide the proper nutrients it needs to better fight this cancer.
      I have been to a few different natural path doctors and have a better idea what my body is lacking.  
Now that we are better situated in our home I can better document this journey and see what GOD has in store for us.
   
    What diet has helped your body recover and feel better?
Please comment below and share what has worked for you, I would love to hear your story.


Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Here we ago again...

2018

    It has been a while since I posted anything, but 2017 was a busy year for us and it was my remission year. We have moved to another state in February  2018 and before we left i when to do a last check up with Dr. D. The last words he said to me was that everything was looking great ....yay me, I was still in remission.

    May came around and It was time for a check up. I schedule an appointment with Emory which specializes in Multiple Myeloma. My New Dr.  didn't have all my records from prior and with the new lab works  he past down some bad news. He said "I don't know too much of your history but you Proteins are beginning the rise and this may mean that the cancer is awakening.
           WOW...................... What.. ..........Here we go again...

     My heart was crushed and of course I held back my tears like always. We talk about options and of course informed him how headstrong I am about certain things specially if it will damage my body.  Oh lord what am i suppose to do now? I prayed and stayed positive and once again trust in him because if I don't I would have lost it along time ago.
 
 It has been about a year that I have not been strict on my diet and it was time to go back to the roots. You know one thing that bothers me is that no doctor can tell me Why.. Why is it that I have this cancer? Where is the root from? How can you treat something you don't know where the root is? Back to the drawing board and lets see what God has in store for me..
 
 

Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

The great news

 February 27 , 2017

     I had my last bone marrow biopsy on July 2017 and I was glad to hear that was the last one this year. I am bless to have such great doctors that helped me get through that rough patch but most of all thankful for my husband who was always there with me. During that last visit Doct. L told me my mproteins were down to .1 🤗😊 I was healing and getting closer to becoming in complete remissionn.
     Fast forward to last week I had a folllow up with Dr.L and I asked what my mproteins looked like with the last bone marrow biopsy. He said well , there is no sign of the M spike so it's in remission. A bit confused but then he said I need to see my regular doctor D. So I told him I would and called to schedule an appointment with my oncologists Doc. D. Wednesday morning came along with such great new .... I am in complete remission... yay
     Bless by the lord and heal my body. Now my mission is to help other do the same so if anybody needs anything please reach out to me at my email yvette1985@msn.com

Second infusion

   Today was the second and the last infusion. I am scheduled to come back in two weeks for lab work and a month later for a bone marrow biopsy. 😂
     I am feeling tired than usual. Mark tells me my breath is kicking when I get the infusion and the smell that comes out of my body changes. I can't  smell it unfortunately but it makes me a bit nausea. I'm glad he tells me these wonderful things 🙄. My back began tingling more frequently so I began stretching again. I did get my results and i am at .2 for my M-proteins. In January i was a .3 so im dropping slowly but surely. I hope with this treatment it puts me in complete remission. 😆
   I know I have been slacking off a bit with my diet and fitness.  I am slowly getting back to my clean eating diet leaving flour and sugar out. What makes it difficult is not being prepared. You have to be one step ahead of the game if you want to achieve success.🤔  Making lunch and snacks is key, specially if your going to be on the road. Every fast food meal comes with bread from burgers to pasta , oh and baking goods my favorite.  Once I get over this hump I will be straight. My way of life will change for the better. indulge once In a while  portion size of course,  will be what I do later on. I'm not perfect but I do try.

Immunotherapy update

   Today is good Friday and ready to go to church. I am on the second week of the immunotherapy and this week I have been so trained.  I haven't worked out for months. This treatment has me feeling like I have been doing workouts because I feel so tired and sleepy. I don't want to push my body and let it do what it needs to do. In a way my body is in a  battle right now and that's why I'm on overload exhaustion. I didn't really think about it that way but my wonderful husband constantly reminds me I need to rest. 
   Next Tuesday I will be receiving the second infusion  which will also be the last. I hope this will help bring down my M-proteins from .2 to 0 then I will be in complete remission.

You guys have a bless weekend. Thank you for reading  and God bless

Immunotherapy

    Tuesday April 4 was the first immunotherapy treatment. The hard part was the bone marrow biopsy, you know how I feel about that, ugh. I know mark hates watching the procedure and me screaming with pain. I rather give birth than do those biopsy. I was tricked, Last time I spoke to doc. L  he said he would put me under a bit which i tought what a relief. The day of the procedure he mentioned i would be ok and that I was gonna get all the anesthesia I needed. Dang...
     After that was over and done with I had blood work done and now we wait to get the immunotherapy t-cells. When  the t- cells were infused in me doctor L said I would be getting a garlic taste in my mouth and it might cause nausea so they would get me some candy, nice. But I didn't taste it so I was fine. Mark told me my breath was smelling funky. Lol , dammitt. We waited for an hour to make sure I had no reactions before we were released. 
     Usually people do immunotherapy after they hsve done the transplant but I'm not really interested in doing the transplant and decided to skip ahead. I am hoping and praying that with me doing things differently , they can discover something new that will help people and have more options available to them than just the usual. Everyone has choices and you know what is best for your body.
     I'm thankful for a wonderful family, friends and specially doctors that I drove mad with my non sense but for all their help and support. I know people get scared when they don't understand your mission and fear death. God knows why he does what he does and I'm here to fulfill my duties in this journey he gave me. Take the bad and turn it into good. Faith.

A year

     I can't believe it has been a year that I was diagnosed with cancer at 8 months pregnant. Man how time flies,  my baby girl is turning the BIG 1 in a couple of days. Wow ..
     Thank you Lord for blessing us with Alejandra. Even though I was battling cancer, I didn't want to Miss a moment in her life. My mornings with her are the highlight of my day. Even if I get no sleep I love being with her. I got to take it all in while I can because before we know it she will be running off with friends.😅
     I got to buckle down and start planning her birthday party. I got 3 weeks to get things squared away.  Excited , I made her tutu and it's so darn cute. Man she is spoiled with love. ..
    I have a doctor's checkup on the 20th and doing some blood work so I'm praying my count is till low. Well that's another blog I'll write.
     



Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Marathon

         I began the year with a goal to accomplish and that was to run the marathon. I told myself last year when I was diagnose with cancer that I was going to run that marathon no matter what comes my way. It had been a goal of mine for years and I was too busy with life that I never acted on it.
     I was scared because everything got in the way of me training specially doing the stem cell collection 4 weeks before the race had my body feeling pain on my joints. The week of the race I was able to do close to 2 hours of running.  I was content with that.
     The weekend of the Houston chevron full marathon my good friend Lauren and the her family came down from Atlanta to run the race with me. I love her for doing this race with me,  both our first time. Lauren  just had a baby back in August so it was going to be a challenge for the both of us. Excited and nervous,  damn these mixed emotions we were feeling but we were determined , mind over matter was the key.
     The day of the race we woke up early and got the crew ready. The crew being our husbands and babies. Two of my friends had also joined us that  morning to the race. I made us breakfast but we were so nervous we couldn't eat the whole bagel. Lauren and I took off road the center to get ready for the race . My group of friends were already there getting ready. 1 out of the  6 of us had done the marathon before so we were all nervous.

     We got into our section which was the last wave to be released and we took off. We tried to stay together to keep each other motivated but after the 8 mile we split apart.  At 10 miles my feet began to go numb. I focused my mind on praying and enjoying the people in the side  that would cheer us on. He weather was chill and at 11 miles it began to rain, yay just what I needed cold water. I put my shades on and kept running at a comfortable pace. I picked up every water they offered and kept moving. I would take my less than 1 minute walk every mile or so. At 15 miles I saw people huddled around and I past by  I saw the medic giving cpr to a runner. Some stopped and prayed. I began to pray while trying to hold back some tears. This emotion came down on me hard I couldn't control it. I kept going wiping the tear off and I paid real close attention to my body. I was so close and I didn't want to go down like that.  I kept praying for strength and endurance. The weather was chilling so it was hard to tell if you were fatigue,  I caught myself hyperventilating twice so I would stop and calm down my breathing.  I couldn't help to tear up because of how far I had gotten. I was so happy and thankful to my  God for being with me in this journey. My faith was growing stronger and stronger each second. It just doesn't stop growing and that is when it hit me the love is forever growing. 
     Finishing the last 1/4 mile and seeing husband standing there with his sign for me and my baby Alejandra amp me up and closer to the finish line was my family with their matching shirts that we made for cancer awarness just cheering me on to finish strong and so I did. Took.the last pit of energy I had and sprint to the finish line.  As soon as I stepped over the second count I teared up.. yes I was a big baby but thankfully I had my shades on so no one suspected a thing. .
     Mission accomplished with God by my side. I ran for a reason and that was to proof that just because cancer enters our lives doesn't mean our world has to end. I am proof that with God by your side you will overcome any obstacles that come your way. Cancer has no power  over us.


Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Bye 2016

   2016 .....where to begin. This year has been a  blessed overwhelming exciting grateful peaceful crazy lovely year. It seems pretty confusing doesn't it?
    Well we were blessed with a beautiful baby girl this year and overwhelmed with our cancer Journey. Watching my baby girl grow and spending time with her has been very exciting. I am grateful to have such amazing family and friends in our lives that support us in our journey. I found peace with God  in this chaos which I never have felt in my life. It's crazy but overall this has been such a great year and going to finish it strong.

How was your 2016?


Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Crazy or not ?

     After the stem cell collection, my body has been aching and in the mornings it's hard for me to move😤. My hands feel like I have athritis making it difficult to close them. It takes me a good hour to get warmed up and moving. 😭 It kind of Reminds me of the Tin Man, I just need a little bit of grease to get my joints working. Squeak squeak squeak..🤖
     I have 2 more weeks till the marathon and I have so much training to do. I'm starting from scratch. Everyone thinks I am crazy 🤑and perhaps they are right, but I am done waiting to do things. This has been a goal of mine for a while . I just never had time or it wasn't the right time. You know all the excuses we give ourselves, I did them. So now or never, I am not getting any younger and health is questionable meaning not knowing what else god has in store for me, so yeah I am a bit crazy😬 you can say. So here we go..😉


Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Stem cell collection

   It's been a long time since I have posted anything.  Well let's catch up, shall we.
    Friday December 19 , I began the stem cell collection process. I had to give myself 2 shots every morning of neupegene on my stomach,  ugh. I hate needles, I don't mind getting shots but to give myself  shots was the hardest thing for me to do. The nurse who taught me was very patient, It took me about a good 10 minutes  or so it seemed like to do the first one. After day 4 I became a pro. Certified shot giver . .lol
    That day the doctor made me aware that I would feel pain in my bones and advised me to get my medicine asap. I listened and turned in my prescription  to the Pharmacy . I just didn't pick it up on time that night. It took me hours to fall sleep with the excruciating pain that night. Lesson learned😣
     On Monday my numbers were low so they pumped me with a special medicine and another two shot the next morning. Side effects of that special medicine was facial numbness. Sure enough 2 hours after the medicine kicked in  my face went numb. It reminded me of that song By the weeknd "I can't feel my face when I'm with you and I love it." I wonder if he had some of this medicine when he wrote that song..lol jk.  Yup that was my jam for the night..
     By Tuesday I was looking great and the collection began. 5 hours hooked on a machine unable to pee or move from my seat, yay how exciting. During that process you loose calcium and you begin to feel that numbness and tingling feeling all over your body ,when that happens they inject you with calcium giving you a warm sensation all over.  Methodists has such great staff. My hubby stayed by my side the whole time. He is such a great guy.
     The goal is to collect 6 million stem cells and that day we collected 8 million stem cells. Thank goodness. My body feels so weak . The rest time begins.


Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris