Jennie's MS Journey

What a busy Christmas week! It was fun putting all this aside and just enjoying time with family and friends. The girls are occupied this morning playing with their new things and anxiously awaiting their cousins to come visit tomorrow.

I can’t believe 2016 is ending and 2017 will be bringing me a brand new immune system and a very good possibility of living life without the complications of MS! I am under no illusion this will be a walk in the park but I look at it like what’s a little short term pain for long term gain?:)

We have found a place for mom/Matt to stay for the months of Jan/Feb in Chicago directly across from the hospital which is awesome and convenient! The first few weeks I will mostly be outpatient so I’m happy that has all worked out. We have all of our plane tickets booked so I have been able to get some planning accomplished in the midst of holiday chaos. Julie and Paula took me around to find some cute hats and soft things to wear in the hospital. That was very fun. We tried on some leather pants and jackets too just for kicks;). That would be an interesting choice of attire for a transplant floor,lol. Also, someone was very thoughtful that has been through this and posted a list of everything needed when you are going through the chemo/etc. and that was very helpful.

I think today if I can get an appointment I’m going to get my hair cut much shorter. Baby steps. I’ll wait a week or two before going 100 percent Caillou on everyone.

Next week once the kids are back in school I will finish up the odds and ends and I should be ready to get this party started and even more importantly FINISHED.

My New Years Resolution is to take back my life from this disease so that I can be the kind of person everyone around me deserves.  I also wouldn’t hate it to make it at a party past 8:30pm!