I found this draft post from 2015.

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About two weeks ago, I received devastating news. It’s taken me this long to process it and finally, share. I learned that my teen-aged stem cell recipient died. She rallied after a year which is an important milestone for transplant recipients. She was even able to return home and resume normal activities, so we were extremely hopeful. About six months later, she was hospitalized with respiratory issues and I stopped receiving updates.

I’ve thought a lot about the upside, the silver lining if there is one to find. Here’s what I have:

1. Health: Protect it. Be thankful for good health.
2. Life: LIVE it…seriously.
3. Children: If you have them, cherish them. To lose one must be unbearable.
4. Donate: Time, blood, organs, marrow if you are able to do so.
5. Share: We can not make it alone. If you have something to give someone else, please do it.