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My beloved and inside out beautiful wife is still in the later stages of a stem cell transplant protocol @ Cedars Sinai in Beverley Hills, CA. This is her 2nd time around being treated for C. She was in remission for almost exactly 5 yrs when it once again reared its ugly head. This time the treatment plan was to take no prisoners. Cedars Sinai is second only to the Mayo in their expertise in stem cell transplants for cancer. They’ve been “practicing“ this protocol for 30 yrs w/thousands of success stories. Our insurance co denied our going to the University of CA Irvine for this treatment (where my wife works as an RN) because they hadn’t had enough time and experience at it. That is the only hospital in our plan that practices that treatment plan. I blistered them over the phone and demanded out of network options - for which we have no coverage. They took me seriously enough to come up with USC or UCLA as alternatives as if they were in network. Our nationally known Oncologist pressed them further for Cedars Sinai. They allowed us to go there for treatment. They have been rock stars throughout this whole treatment. We’re now at the point where they’re slowly rebuilding her immune system which was stripped down to less than a newborn baby. She rec’d the first 3 of a series of vaccines which will be introduced over the course of this next 12 months.
She is nothing less than a battle tested 2 tour combat veteran (metaphorically speaking - Combat w/cancer) with the spiritual, emotional, physical strength to take this head on both times, never in fear with the Lord at her side at all times. It’s been that kind of year. I’m so eternally blessed to have her and for how long neither of us know. This to me was a small token of my deep love for her.
I slipped away on Weds to do something we don’t do - shop for her Christmas present. This is what I came up with completely and totally unbeknownst to her. Her reaction when she came home that night - Well you just had to be a witness. Priceless and worth every penny and more. She nearly collapsed with joy. A 2024 BMW X640i M Sport loaded to the gills w/everything possible. Just the technology is a total mind bender.
She is nothing less than a battle tested 2 tour combat veteran (metaphorically speaking - Combat w/cancer) with the spiritual, emotional, physical strength to take this head on both times, never in fear with the Lord at her side at all times. It’s been that kind of year. I’m so eternally blessed to have her and for how long neither of us know. This to me was a small token of my deep love for her.
I slipped away on Weds to do something we don’t do - shop for her Christmas present. This is what I came up with completely and totally unbeknownst to her. Her reaction when she came home that night - Well you just had to be a witness. Priceless and worth every penny and more. She nearly collapsed with joy. A 2024 BMW X640i M Sport loaded to the gills w/everything possible. Just the technology is a total mind bender.
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