I mean, imaginethat's 11 way, butwhatsacrificesdoyouneedtomakerightnow?
Well, forme, he's stayinghomeisnot a problem.
Youhavetofightforyourlife.
YouhaveAMLleukemiawith 25% chanceofsurvival.
I wasseparatedfrommysonformorethan a year.
I waswearingtheyellowgownondropletprecautionsand I washospitalizedfor a yearandthenhavingtostaredeathinthefaceandlosefriendsandthengothroughbreastcanceriftheytoldme I needtosithome.
I'vebeenhomesinceJanuary.
IftheysaysithometillJuneorJuly, I'm okaywiththatbecause I justwanttoseemysongrowup.
It's prettysimple.
Theotherthing.
I tellpeopleThat's onething I cancontrolanditisstayhome.
Theotherthingis, and I saidthisfromwhen I wasdiagnosedwithleukemiaiswhat I callthethree p's ofarmoringupforlife.
That's prepare, presentprevailed.
And I saythatweallhavetoprepareeachandeverydayinourlivesofhowpreparedweshowuptoanyillness.
Andsoall I cansayiseachandeveryday, despitemylowenergylevels.
Despitethedepression, despitethefears I workout, soifnotforbid, ithappenstome.
I'm prepared.
Thebest I canbethebestversionofmyself, so I canpresentwell.
Butall I candoisstayhomeandprayandbewithmyfamily.
Butit's hardformetotrytoexplainthattootherpeople.
When I seepeopleinteractingand I tellhim, ifyouyouhaven't beenonthefloorcryingandnoonethatyouhave a chanceofdeathandnotseeingyoursonandnotseeingifyoursonwilleverseeyouagain, itjustdoesn't alwaysclickforeveryone, right?
I hadfriendsgetfrustratedwithmewhen I sayyoucannotcomeinthehouse.
You're a greatexampleforallofus.
So I hearyoutalkingabouthowyou'velowenergyandanxietyanddepression.
Theydidnotfeelitwassafeformetocomein, eventhough I needtoknowif I'm inremissionfrom a veryriskysurgeryof a doublemastectomyfor a bonemarrowtransplantsurvivor.
I knowit's verycomplex, buttalkingwiththem, theysaid, Wedon't wantyoutocomeintothebuildinguntilJune 3rd.
Soforme, that's a lotofanxiety.
ToeWaitandmakesure I'm stillinremissionfromleukemiabecauseof a breastcancersurgery.
They'reheroes, andthey'reamazing, buttheyhaveeightotherpatientsthroughouttheday, andalsomyappointmentnextweekwithmypenmedicinedoctor, mysurgeonandbreastcancersurgeonwillbe a telemedicineappointment.
Sowe'redoingeverythingwecanthroughpictures, imaging, facetimingtodoeverythingthat I don't leavethehouse.
Butmyheartachesforallthewarriorsthatcancersurvivorsandthosecurrentlyintreatmentwhocallandtalktomeandsay I havetogoinandtheirnewtripunit, whichmeanstheydon't have a waytofightanyinfection.