Maybe you've heard of stem-cell transplants, but you might not have. It's a pretty recent medical treatment, primarily for auto-immune disorders and blood-related cancers. If you haven't heard of stem-cell transplants, the odds are good you've heard of bone-marrow transplants - their predecessor. And you've probably very likely heard stem-cells mentioned before - they're in the news a lot these days.
I've had a stem-cell transplant, and this is my story. If you're one of the following people, this blog should be useful to you:
- Someone with an auto-immune disorder or blood-related cancer, such as leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma (also some mass tumor diseases, such as testicular cancer and some carcinomas, especially in children).
- Anyone considering a bone-marrow or stem-cell transplant to treat their disorder.
- Any patient undergoing medical tests or procedures - short or long - where they may experience physical or emotional discomfort, pain or distress and are looking for a strategy for dealing with pain, fear and anxiety throughout the procedure.
- The care-givers, family and friends of anyone in the above categories.
- Those curious about state-of-the-art medical treatment advancements.
The information in this blog is best accessed by the page links on the right side-bar. On each of those pages is a table of contents that links each piece to a blog entry on my home page.
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