Below is a personal update for those of you
who've been asking.
(if you want to see more pictures click HERE to see them on Instagram).
Earlier this month Greg and I
traveled to the city of Monterrey, MX for his stem cell transplant.
It has now been 13 days since we arrived.
But, really so much has transpired, that it feels like a 100 days.
We arrived to a heat wave with temperatures of 107 Fahrenheit (42 Celsius).
With no car, in a city we’ve never been
to, that definitely made things harder.
We had one day before Greg was admitted to the hospital to get the lay of the land.
Then began a most interesting, challenging journey.
There were 4 days of stem cell stimulating injections.
In Spanish they call these stem cells "celulas madres"- Mother
Cells.
I love that term-Mother Cells- as I truly feel the Divine Mother is guiding this whole rebirth.
In essence, for these 4 days they were stimulating Greg's Mother Cells because Greg would then be donating them to himself.
On the 5th day came an arduous 7 hour process of retrieving the Mother Cells from Greg's
body.
This was challenging, but in the end they were able to collect 5 million stem cells (per kg of body weight)!
They were aiming for 2 million so 5 million was amazing.
This was followed by very strong dosages of chemo to clear any remaining cancer cells in Greg's body and make way for the new cells.
Finally, the actual transplant- the reintroduction of the 5 million stem cells back into Greg’s body.
All in a span of 7 days.
Right now Greg is in recovery.
As you can imagine, his body needs rest to integrate the new Mother Cells.
He’s in a special hospital room with a
glass wall so I can visit and we can talk through that shield (his immune system is very sensitive right now).
It’s been a miraculous, difficult, and, everything in between, journey.
For me it’s been such an initiation in staying present.
In not resisting the waves of emotion but allowing the ebb and flow.
In being with the unknown and coming back to trust over and over.
In being in that beautiful , difficult, tender
“in between” time.
Most of all, it has been an initiation into more of my Soul’s infinite capacity.
Once again, learning that yes, my humanity might at times experience
overwhelm, but my Soul—my true essence-has got this.
I know that for both Greg and me, this is an initiation into more wisdom, more beauty, more creativity and more love to share with each other and the world.
I can already feel my expansion, how I'm accessing more of my Soul's wisdom and how it's helping me step into more service.
So, my
dears, whatever initiation you’re in the midst of, please know that I’m sending you blessings and love.
And, most of all the reminder, that your Soul is here for you and has infinite capacity to handle-and thrive through- anything that comes your way.
Blessings,
Lisa
