BE RIGHT BACK!
DAILY DISPATCHES FROM BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT RECOVERY LAND ON FRIESS LAKE
Welcome to BE RIGHT BACK: Third time's the charm - my personal blog to keep family and friends in the loop as I embark on the recovery from Bone Marrow Transplant #3.

Are your ears ringing? Day 36
Greetings from Froedtert Hospital. I'm hiding out in what they tell me is a very clean and safe room, double masked, and hiding from...
Galavanting through Glacier Hills County Park
No, not the famous Glacier National Park, but a gorgeous glacier-made treasure just across the lake from us. A warm and sunny (by...
From a few Jews & 1 Hindu: Merry Christmas! Day 32
Greetings on this afternoon of Christmas Eve! We started our day as a trio of Christmas Cookie delivery elves bringing cookies to all the...
Engraftment! (At least we are going to call it that!) Day 29
Coming in at an Absolute Neutrophil Count of 503 - I have engrafted! (Now technically, my Platelet count needs to also be above 20,000,...
4 Weeks in the Books (Pizza Making, Long Walks by the Lake, & Gorgeous Sunsets) - Day 28
My headlines sure make this sound like one hell of a vacation... Today marks 4 full weeks since the transplant. Despite the beautiful...
ANC 437 - the wait continues...Day 25
As I was dropped off outside this building this morning it was with near certainty that this Friday would bring the news I was waiting...
Wild Windy Weather in Wisconsin and Waiting... Day 24
Writing from the VERY Windy Wisconsin today...My Dad woke up at my parents house to our long-time leaning Pine Tree, now in its new...
Hurry Up & Wait...Day 22
I've tried to come to these daily posts with as much optimism and good spirit as a I can muster...but today its a bit hard to put on a...
Pizza in a Parking Lot & Packers beat DA Bears - Day 21
Wild weekends in Wisconsin these days take on a slightly different form than under normal circumstances. Thanks to the prevalence of...
HOME ALONE for Raj & Jessy - Day 19
We might be 46 and 40 respectively, but its the first day in more than 3 weeks that we've been left to tend to ourselves :). We thought...
Counting Down the Days...While I hope Counts Are Going Up - Day 17
It is the time of year where nearly everyone is Counting Down the Days until the Holidays...It's hard to describe how strange that is...
Still waiting for ENGRAFTMENT, Day 15
I had hoped to hear that Ild hit the magical numbers today to indicate my new bone marrow had engrafted, but alas- no such luck! A little...
"I can't believe TRANSPLANT GIRL won" -Sherry Tolkan (Day 13)
This morning brought the first measurable snow of the season - it came down in a hurry and turned Chateau Paradiso into a glistening...
Weekends at the Lake - Recovery Edition: Day 12
Weekends at the lake don’t have quite the same flare as they do under “normal times” but we make do… Day dreaming about the return of...
Losing track of days already… DAY 10!!
I was accidentally stuck on Day 8 for two days… what a relief you can edit these posts and I’m further along than I thought!! Toay should...
New destinations: Mailbox & Lake - DAY 9
I used to take to Facebook on the regular to post about touching down in London or Delhi or Amsterdam. That very much feels like a...
Platelets, Patience, & I'm Pooped! - Day 8
Blood test, scans, and a red blood cell & platelet transfusion were the highlights of my first check-in back as the Bone Marrow...
My new immune system is 1 week old! - DAY 7
One week into the new immune system. Pretty crazy to think that my body's immunity is actually about the equivalent of a new born baby -...
Happy 1st Night of Hanukkah - Day 6
Latkes & Chana Masala were on the menu this evening for this household of Hin-Jews :) Raj made his mom's famous Chola, and Jim fried up...

Stay in touch!
While it will be a while before I can meet you for a glass of wine or a delicious dinner, I hope to stay in close touch in the months ahead! Here's how to reach me:
1360 E Friess Lake Drive, Hubertus, WI, USA
Jessy's Cell Phone: 4145205655


















