Kathryns Walk

  I'm coming back to life. Sometimes I feel bad, like the chemo is still inside me. But most of the time I feel better than I have for a year. My body is resilient and healing and snapping back to where it needs to be. I'm so grateful for Swedish Hospital, for Kaiser Permanente, for my husband Dave, and for all of you who have been so supportive over the past year. I truly couldn't have done this alone and I love you all more than you can imagine. New challenges and achievements are coming, and I can't wait to experience them. Hard work will pay off, and life will be good. Thank you so much for caring about me and walking with me through the last year!

This time tomorrow we'll be over at Swedish and the chemo will be dripping into my veins. I'm a little depressed and anxious. I know that it will turn out okay, but the next few weeks will be an ordeal. Three days from now they'll put my stem cells back into me, and the process of rebuilding my body and bone marrow will begin. I appreciate all of you who have supported me through this, more than you can know. Please send prayer/positive thoughts/meditation that I will be able to do this outpatient and don't have to stay in the hospital. That will be the best possible thing that can happen over the next three weeks.