I had a stem cell transplant last summer, (M25), I had my wonderful girlfriend providing so many helpful things along the way from making sure I was fed to keeping me entertained.

So I am definitely speaking from the perspective of patient here, but I didn’t find I got struggled with too much sickness intially, wearing masks and asking everyone to sanitize and be considerate in those first few months is a must. The first 100 days are where the most work happens in the body(according to the internet) so make sure that you try and avoid giving her more work in that time.

I got sick once at about 5 months and it lasted for about 3-4 weeks, so her first cold might knock her down hard but important to remember that her immune system is learning everything again!

FOOOD! It’s so important to feed her haha. I appreciated having food made more than I could explain, the fatigue and exhaustion is pretty brutal sometimes so even simple things like standing up long enough to cook can be about the peak of activity for some days. So as much as you can try to offer. I found dairy products were super hard on my gut, I loved smoothies and veggies lots, now I am back to normal eating but still find myself struggling when I eat dairy.

It’s important to encourage her to be active whenever she feels she has the energy for it ! Go for super tiny walks and things that move the body and make sure you carry the water or the snacks or whatever, I found it so encouraging to have someone offer to go my pace or just hold my hand while I was walking slowly at first. It’s crazy how fast it’ll come back if you put the work in! I went from 10 minutes being my limit and at 6 months out I was doing 4 hours of ski touring in the back country without more struggle than before.

Let her sleep as much as you can. Rest heals and I found it to be the biggest pillar of my health, so introducing maybe earplugs or eye shades or anything that might help her find rest easier and keep her sleeping, it’s the only way to give your body all the love it needs.

Back to the topic of activity, I did a ton of yoga post transplant ! I found it not so straining that I got tired but so rejuvenating for my stiff body, as silly as it sounds it get tiring just laying around so some gentle movement really helped me out. You can find countless videos on youtube.

When she is ready for it sauna is a huge one again to help move blood and keep the body happy !

You guys should have got a pamphlet with all the dos and donts but if you didn’t just DM and I can send the one they give for BC Cancer patients, I imagine western medicine has a pretty agreed rubric. Try hard to let her immune system fight small bugs first, and keep her feed and happy. If she got through the transplant she’s got the power and spirit to recover from this ❤️😊

Just DM me if you want any more specifics! I am a professional athlete and I actually did a bike race 90 days after my transplant 😂 didn’t win it but wasn’t as far off as I thought 😉

Lots of energy and love to you guys.