After a long day, I’m sure everyone at some point wished they were a baby! You can crawl into bed and nap or eat, it’s a nice life! 😃
WRONG!!
I can tell you first hand that being a baby 👶 is HARD! So all the chemotherapy killed everything and now I’m starting all over again. I even have to get all my childhood vaccines again, but that comes later!
What I’ve been dealing with as a newborn:
Learning to eat: After not eating for 10 days, my body is slowly getting used to food. Anything with a slight bit of spice burns! Surprisingly, the hardest food to eat was baklava! I guess all the sharp edges were too much for my esophagus!
Sleeping: For some reason, I can’t sleep well at night. But the second I take a shower, I fall asleep 😴 just like a baby.
Bowel/bladder control: still trying to figure this out! Can’t wait to get out of these diapers!
Muscle strength: I feel like a baby trying to get her little muscles to start working! I completely understand the struggle!
No wonder babies cry all the time, figuring out all this stuff is hard!
Appearance: You know how babies look funny right after birth! Well, that’s how I look! I have random parts of my face that are hyper pigmented and I have no hair! At least, babies have the cuteness factor going for them 🥰
I don’t like being a baby! 👶 😋 CAN’T WAIT TO GROW UP
You are BEAUTIFUL. Keep up the good work and humor. ❤️
Aww thanks so much Sue!! 🥰
Veena, you’re a hero. Keep up the good fight!!
Thanks so much meeha!! 😀
OMG! I had no idea you were having this done! Sorry I missed the chance to follow your journey earlier, but very happy you have this opportunity to regain what you’ve lost. Sending you Big virtual hugs & and well wishes for continued improvement! You’ve GOT this, Veena!
Fondly,
Sandi, YMMS classmate
Thanks so much Sandi!! Yeah we kept thinking about having hsct because things were getting much worse! And the Cleveland Clinic doc agreed!
You look perfectly gorgeous!! Hope we can all catch up soon ♥️
Aww 🥰 thanks so much Nithi! We definitely have to catch up soon! Just got back to Michigan