Leading A "Normal" Life

For the past couple of weeks I have been working with an OT who comes to my home. He has been teaching me exercises that help to keep me from losing muscle strength, and to slowly help me increase my strength. We also work on things such as ho to conserve energy and to learn how to use adaptive tools to help me live a normal life. One of the things that we were talking about is how my grandfather wants me to live a normal life and be like any other 19 year old. I want that as well but my OT says that my normal will be different then his idea of normal. For people who live with a chronic illness or a disability our version of a normal life is different from that of a person who isn't in that situation. We learn to adapt to the world us, how to cook and make our own food, how to get around buildings so we can work, go to school, or go out, and how to take care of personal hygiene. Sometimes it can be more difficult than it would be for a healthy person, and sometimes we have to use tools or devices just to get through a day. But, just because we do things a little differently doesn't mean we are not leading normal, happy lives. 


Joyful Love
         &
Blessings In The Lord
Alexandra K. Acosta

Infertility and Chemo

Being on chemo has many risks, one of those risks is infertility. different chemo drugs have a different risks of making someone infertile. The particular drug that I am on has a high risk of making me infertile. When I started my treatment I new that their was a chance of infertility but I didn't know how much of one. I recently saw a fertility doctor to see about what I could do to preserve my fertility. Due to the fact that I have already had 6 treatments my ovaries have already taken a hit. A woman of my age usually has between 10 and 20 follicles I only have about 5 or 6. The doctor than developed a protocol where today, I will begin to take hormone injections, as well as the oral medication I started on Friday to stimulate my ovaries so that I can have my eggs retrieved and then frozen. I will need to be on this medication for up to 14 days. There is a chance since my ovaries have taken a hit from the chemo that the stimulation medicine wont work and they cant retrieve any eggs. But we are hoping that is not the case. Please keep us in your prayers, and that I am able to save and preserve my fertility.


Joyful Love
         &
Blessings In The Lord
Alexandra K. Acosta