A Truly Trying Trial

Hope

Joy

Hope

Anticipation

Hope

These feelings were overwhelming for Lee and me as we started the Anti-IL5 trial. Our time had come! It was finally happening! I was on deck to get the treatment I have NEEDED for so long. We really didn't even hesitate. We knew in our hearts and our minds it was right. This trial was a gift. It was the gift of our future together. It was our All for Good.

Sixty Weeks

We believed. We hoped. We anticipated the good. We reveled in the joy that came with the hope.

We had NO IDEA it would be so hard.

Appointments. Disasterous & massive blood draws. Exhausting and intense tests. Paperwork. Vomiting. Nausea. Debilitating headaches. Tremors. Pain. Muscles cramps. Bone pain. Electric jolts of pain. Fevers. Tears. Dizziness. More vomiting. And more vomiting.

Hope

Overflowing love and care from my husband, my rock.

Then,
we saw the end.

Hope

In less than two months the trial will be complete. The pharmaceutical company will provide the perfect dose of the treatment for me. Overall, my lung function is better than it has been in years, many many years. Lee and I are closer than ever. We are stronger than ever. We see the light at the end of the tunnel. We've almost made it. My body has fought every single minute of every single day. We have hope in the light. My fight is less than two months away from the gift of our future. My fight is less than two months away from the gift more good days than bad.

I am so thankful for all that has brought me to the good that awaits our lives!