Don't Laugh. It's Not Funny. It's My Life.

I mentioned I would blog with great detail, so you have been warned! Steven and I had lovely introduction to Monterrey including the fact that I'm in a penthouse apartment (see pics below) on what is the 13th floor labeled only as "PH"😜 .  Monterrey is not a touristy city.  It's a big city like Houston probably more so than Dallas. Monterrey Apartment: Monterrey Scenes from Mirador del Obispado: Me and My Nurse, Gaby Like Dallas and Houston, Monterrey has some fabulous restaurants!  The Clinica Ruiz staff in Monterrey is amazing!  They gave me and Steven excellent restaurant recommendations.  I was able to eat at two, La Caterina,  http://www.lacatarina.mx/  (grasshoppers, ants, and worms are on the menu - We tried the grasshoppers, which were pretty good.  Lots of other traditional Mexican food was on the menu. Don't worry!), and La Nacional,  http://www.lanacional.net/ , before Steven had to ...

I cannot believe I have only two weeks until I begin HSCT treatment at Clinica Ruiz ( https://hsctmexico.com/ ) in Monterrey, Mexico!  I am really looking forward to it!!!  As a reminder, HSCT is chemotherapy and stem cell therapy.  As they say, "No chemo no cure" meaning no chemo no halting multiple sclerosis (MS).  There is a 78% effective rate of this treatment halting MS in its tracks.  The procedure is best to have as soon as you are diagnosed with MS, but unfortunately, most of us MSers have to search to find help and by the time we learn about this procedure we have typically had the disease for many years.  Like in my case.  A big part of the reason I am blogging my experience is to get the word out about HSCT.  The picture below is breakdown on the treatment I will receive in Mexico from the Clinca Ruiz website. I strongly believe that vitamins, exercise, and food are necessary to manage this disease, but they alone do not cut it, which...