Category: Health & Fitness
“Health & Fitness” is a collection of posts that track the trajectory of my physical recovery from transplant in terms of exercise, nutrition, and general health.
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Following my discharge from the hospital on the last day of August last year, my Mom and I spent roughly two weeks at the Hilton Homewood Suites in Brookline, a gorgeous neighborhood that happens to be a stone’s throw from the Fenway area, where Dana-Farber and the majority of Boston’s medical institutions reside. After twenty-three…
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Welcome back! Last Friday, on August 14th, I celebrated being one year post-transplant. A milestone that felt a million miles away last August has now come and gone in what feels like the blink of an eye. I’ll have more to say about that in the coming weeks, specifically in my one-year Field Note update,…
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Welcome back. This past Saturday, February 14th, I celebrated six months post-transplant. I wouldn’t say that time has “flown” by, but I am quite surprised to have already reached this milestone. The surprise comes less from the passage of time and more from how I’m actually feeling, and the progress I’ve been able to make…
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Today, I want to talk about where my health stands heading into transplant. Over the past few years, I’ve made a conscious effort to build a solid foundation when it comes to my health. A foundation I now plan to lean on heavily throughout this process. I’ve found that it’s easy to take your health…