07th February 2019
Dear Ones,
So … now it has actually taken quite a while until I write something again.
Thank you for your heartfelt thanks to my friend from the past, Ilka Bresch (former Seehawer) for her beautiful gesture! Ilka was completely taken by surprise, that the money had come together so quickly – and also sad, because she had failed to donate. That’s why I suddenly got a big package with beautiful fresh flowers that I was really looking forward to !!!
What a beautiful gesture 💜 I love flowers, but should be careful after treatment because they harbor the risk of infection. All the more beautiful that I am allowed to enjoy another nice bouquet!
Many thanks to Bellissima, who set up a donation box for me on my own initiative and collected it for me.
You are so great and so warm 💜, many thanks for that !!
There are only 11 days until my departure …😬✈️
I am accordingly nervous and looking forward to all that is to come. I’m a member of a Facebook group of people who have been, are or want to be up-to-date in Russia. I am currently intensively exchanging ideas with these people, asking questions and keeping a close eye on how the current patients on the spot are doing. And there comes a certain anticipation! Not necessarily before the ordeal, which at times can be quite painful. My hematologist told me the day before yesterday that stem cell mobilization is particularly painful – but to be perfectly honest, after being worried for a moment, I now take the attitude that the pain will show me how the MS dies. That’s how I treat it. And that may hurt! And I’m looking forward to the time afterwards !!
Yes, the countdown is on …
I am so happy about the financial surplus, because with it I could do some useful things:
💰 My dog Miko got a veterinarian all-round check!
… to make sure that he is healthy when I return with my low-function immune system.
This resulted in the deadly dog disease Leishmaniasis, which is already noticeable in the form of small skin lesions. Untreated, it not only leads to death, it is also contagious to immunocompromised people. What luck have we noticed in time and will treat now !! Although the disease is not curable, but it is insulated. My Miko … shares with me faithfully the event of a bad news.
💰 Another important measure is the disinfection of my apartment.
As I write these lines, my apartment is being scrubbed with disinfectants. One day before my return, a special cleaning company will again disinfect my apartment with a H2O2 device. For this purpose, the windows and doors are sealed and then using H2O2-mist effectively against viruses and bacteria.
My apartment will be deconcentrated professionally, so I can come back a day later almost without hesitation.
Many thanks for your generosity, so that not only the treatment, but also a perfect aftercare is possible!
The day before yesterday I got my visa. The money transfer is still ongoing, as there were some technical complications from my bank. So I had to go through another bank, which had to be verified first, etc. This is now done successfully yesterday, now hopefully the money will be delivered immediately to the recipient. But until this process is complete, I remain tense.
And then nothing stands in my way …