Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Pre-Transplant Home Prep Checklist

For anyone bringing a loved one home from the hospital after a transplant, the home preparation one needs to do is somewhat overwhelming.  There is a lot to do, as the home must be spic 'n' span and free from anything that might sicken the patient with a compromised immune system.  When I first read in the handbook given to us by the transplant team regarding Paul's upcoming transplant, the amount of work and prep I would need to do, I was overwhelmed.  I work best with a checklist, and so created one.  Below is a free checklist template you can open in Google Docs and download and use to help with home prep. Click on the icon for access. You can edit it to suit your situation, add whatever items as you see fit. (If this link isn't working for some reason, please let me know in the Comments below.)

 Pre-Transplant Home Prep Checklist

Long Absence/Explanation/MDS/Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Hello! I have been away a long time.  A lot has happened in life since my last post a year and a half ago.  Paul and I spent a lot of time traveling in late 2018 through November of 2019.  Then there was work and grandson (who is 13 and 1/2!).  When we returned from our last trip in 2019 (a visit to Philadelphia to see our son and to tour Gettysburg, plus a Civil War ball), Paul was diagnosed first with severe anemia, and then cancer (MDS and non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma).  He is going in for a stem cell transplant in May which will hopefully lead to a cure, God willing.
I'm not sure if I will be able to blog much, but in a subsequent post I wanted to post a checklist for pre-transplant patients and caregivers. I also have been posting YouTube videos relating to Cancer Caregivers.  My channel is here: Celeste's Channel.


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