My Spouse's Stem Cell Transplant Journey

Send Cathy a text:)I spent the last week processing the past 6 weeks.  It’s funny how you think the time goes so slow but now when you look back, how fast this went.  It feels like a big blur.   But as I was processing everything, I learned so much about myself.   As hard as the challenge was, there were little golden nuggets that make me who I am now - what I am trying to say is - if I didn’t go through this, I wouldn’t have learned new things, made mistakes that helped me grow and the darkest times showed me the courage and strength I have.  As I was preparing to share this episode,  I struggled at first but I know you can benefit from some of my thoughts, experiences and lessons learned.  It feels a bit uncomfortable.  Some of these are hard to share, some feel braggy and some feel selfish.  But if caregivers don’t share these, we'll think caregiving is all unicorns and sunshine.  We all walk into each caregiving experience with little, to no experience or practice.  No matter if you're a new caregiver or a veteran, each experience or struggle is different.  As much as we do research, plan and prepare, we really don’t know what is coming, how we will react or perform. Go to cathylvan.com/episode101 for the detailed notes.  Support the show