5 – The Hospital Days That Followed

🌀 Mood: Numb but steady In the days after my diagnosis, I was still trying to process what it meant. Each morning in the hospital seemed to bring a new piece of news — some terrifying, some hopeful — but all of it life-changing. I waited until after my husband’s shift to tell him. When he arrived at the hospital, I asked him to sit … Continue reading 5 – The Hospital Days That Followed

4-The Night Everything Changed

🌀 Mood: Disbelief → shock → quiet courage When my doctor called to tell me I needed to go to the hospital immediately for a blood transfusion, I was stunned. I didn’t know much about transfusions — except that it sounded serious. I had questions running through my head the whole drive over: What if I have a reaction? What if I get someone else’s … Continue reading 4-The Night Everything Changed