Celebrations All Around

Today is Thursday, February 22, 2024 and there’s much to celebrate these days الحمد لله. I had my monthly bloodwork and follow up with my doctor at Amiri Hospital yesterday. As always, I arrived early and was in and out of the laboratory in no time. After that I headed up to the 6th floor to meet with my doctor. I had a list of my latest questions ready for her and one by one she took her time to answer each and every one of them. We discussed the treatment plan moving forward for me and I was so so so so happy to hear that since my condition has been stable (and improving), that we’ll be spacing out my bloodwork appointments and follow ups to every three months now! Woohoo! To me this is wonderful news…It means I’m getting better and as you know that’s the only thing I want right now. I went from daily bloodwork while at the hospital, to weekly once I was discharged, to every two weeks, to monthly and now to every three months! Anyone loving this news as much as me?! Honestly, I’m just so grateful for how far I’ve come ربي لك الحمد والشكر. So for now, around May 21 will be my next bloodwork hopefully. Then my doctor remembered that that will bring us to a year since my diagnosis and admission into the hospital and that was the time most of my screenings were conducted. So she told me since we’ll need to repeat all those tests annually for the next few years, we’ll dedicate the month of May each year to getting them all done. My doctor and I both received my bloodwork results this morning at the same time and we were both so happy to see my numbers. My CK level is the lowest it has ever been, my protein level has normalized, my WBC is still low but my doctor reminded me not to worry about it as this is a result of the immunosuppressant medicine that I’m taking. Overall, it was wonderful news to receive this morning! More reason to celebrate!

Speaking of celebrating, I hope everyone is excited about the upcoming long weekend for the National Day and Liberation Day holiday! I know I’m looking forward to spending time with my family, enjoying the lovely weather we’ve been having lately and just slowing down to appreciate the good health we’re all in. Time is really passing by so fast and we all need to remind ourselves to enjoy the precious time we have with each other. I hope everyone spends this long weekend making beautiful memories with their loved ones whether you’re in town or traveling. Enjoy!

اللهم لك الحمد حتى ترضى ولك الحمد اذا رضيت ولك الحمد بعد الرضى لك الحمد، كالذين قالوا خيرا مما نقول.