How a stem cell transplant for MS is keeping me on my feet

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bridget snell

Nov 13, 20194 min read

Thanks, Stephanie Walker

Day +578 Recently I discovered that it’s okay for me not to be okay with this disease. [Whaaaat? Is she having one of those...

bridget snell

Sep 9, 20193 min read

No. 492

I learned a few lessons last weekend. They were pretty profound.

bridget snell

Mar 27, 20192 min read

Hand me my Ticonderoga

There are few days on my calendar that are written in pen. An average day is fluid and a pencil is the wisest tool. But today was blank...

bridget snell

Mar 11, 20193 min read

One non blonde

Day +330 I realized this morning that It's been a year since I launched this blog. That means you've heard just about enough to speak...

bridget snell

Jun 7, 20182 min read

I'm easy to find in a crowd

I put a picture of my follicle-y challenged head up on my social media page with hashtag #HSCTlooksgoodonme (I have just one social media...

bridget snell

May 17, 20183 min read

I am not 20

It's 32 days since my transplant. I've been home for 3 weeks. I've rested for a couple of those. Kind of. I've been to baseball games,...

bridget snell

May 7, 20183 min read

Non linear. Thanks.

While you are staring studying my new Mr. Magoo/academic Dr. Evil image, you'll quickly notice that the remaining small patch of hair on...

bridget snell

Apr 24, 20183 min read

Don't call it a comeback

As of yesterday, we're out of severe neutropenia! We are out of the land of do-not-do-this-and-do-not-eat-that! This doesn't mean we can...

bridget snell

Apr 13, 20183 min read

Who's your Daddy, Stem Cells?!

11.8 million stem cells. [mic drop] [picks mic up and runs a Lysol wipe over it, then sprays down with Lysol, then applies Purell to...

bridget snell

Apr 3, 20183 min read

Wasabi Nose

Yeah, that's a thing. It's the term one of the staff here uses to describe one of the many side effects of the chemo as it first entered...

bridget snell

Mar 8, 20183 min read

My Girls

I have avoided talking about this. To you, I mean. Matt and I have been talking to them about this all along. I can’t even think about...

bridget snell

Mar 6, 20182 min read

Hugs and Soda Pop

It's funny to think of all the little things that will [hopefully] not be "Bridget normal" after the treatment. I say "Bridget normal"...

bridget snell

Mar 1, 20185 min read

Wait, Bridget has MS?

So, yes. I have Multiple Sclerosis. It's not something that you see when you look at me (when you look at me you just think "She really...

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