Reaching out...November 2013

Hi Michelle. I am so sorry for your frustrations. I have had similar issues and struggles. Some days are good and other are not. And, you do muster up all the energy you can just to get through the day. Please feel free to write again and let me know your email address if you want to exchange emails. I would be happy to do so. I will not publish your message or email. I will be thinking about you. Take care. Kat

Lower counts... November 2013

Hi everyone. Thanks for reading my blog. I hope you find it helpful to you. As for an update on me, I am still having trouble with increased bone pain, sore throats, low-grade fevers, and other intermittent symptoms. I try to take care of myself so that I can keep myself as healthy as possible, which seems to be the best preventive care right now. My white blood counts has fallen below 2000, or 2.0, and my neutrophil count is below 300. I am exercising again, taking vitamins, eating lemons and fruits and veggies, and drinking water. Washing hands. Will be hard to keep the germs from others at bay, but gotta try. Hope you are all doing well. You are in my thoughts. Feel free to write anytime. Kat

Living with chronic illness

Hi everyone. Hope you are doing well. Wanted to write about living with a chronic illness. Some days are good. Some days are bad. And, well, other days suck. Others may not know what to say or do when you are living with a chronic illness. After all, they don't necessarily see any thing. I know that's frustrating. I've been there too. You can live with symptoms for some time-just becomes part of daily life. Family may not understand. Friends do not understand. And, your doctor may not even know what to do. You may even be so frustrate you lose hope. Please do not feel hopeless. Keep trying to live as healthy as you can. Reach out to those who understand. Know that what you feel physically and emotionally are real. Take care of yourself. Kat