As I picked Paul up from work he could see the familiar ‘I’m pretty sure I’m right about this’ look on my face.
We went to a little bar close to home so I could have a good gulp of wine before telling him. I had the book about MDS and the prospect of a Bone Marrow Transplant as being the only real ‘cure’. As we entered the bar – the music that came on was Imagine Dragons – ‘Radiation’, then in one of those ‘You gotta be kidding me!’ moments, I looked down at the menu to see SMOKED BONE MARROW on offer!
The test was booked for Wed 4 June, Paul’s Birthday. It was to be done at the hospital he works at. Bad timing.
I don’t remember too much and was a zombie the following day. Less than 48 hrs later I got a call confirming I had MDS.
Good thing that test happened when it did, as this disease has progressed a lot more quickly than expected.
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