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Kelly Diaz ~ MyTPen

My Journey with Multiple Myeloma

Welcome to MyTPen, where you will find poetry, essays, and a personal account
of what it's like to go through treatment for Multiple Myeloma.

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Process of Elimination

Maybe it's the chemo... On my last visit to Dr. Joudeh on November 24th, I again complained about the pain. I hate the word "complain." ...

Amor Fati

A little Latin phrase with the meaning of “love your fate.” It appears simple, as long as fate or fortune is in our desire or favor, I...

More Than Skin Deep

Good news! The PET scan was clear! The “lesion” that showed up in the MRI was likely an old one or possibly scar tissue, according to...

Time to be Radioactive Again

On Tuesday, I will have a full-body PET scan. I’ve had one before, almost exactly a year ago. The purpose of the scan will be to “light...

The Ultimate Reality of Life

Pain. In the unconscious state of a dream, I felt it – the throbbing in my right elbow. As I talked to someone known to me only in this...

Memento Mori

Remember Death This little phrase, seemingly morbid to some, can really be a game changer for the life we get to live every day. For me,...

Not Feelin' It

Saturday, 11 August 2021 So many friends have emailed, phoned, or texted me in the last several weeks, and I appreciate it so much. I've...

Coming Together

Patience. Waiting. Relaxing and letting go. That was what I needed to do. I knew it, too. This morning it all began to come together. As...

Engraftment

This past week was the most difficult of my life. It has changed me, literally at the cellular level. Over time, I know I will grapple...

Post-Transplant Day 9

It’s been a little rough these past few days, but nothing—I repeat, NOTHING—like we anticipated. As long as I have the energy to, say,...

Post-Transplant Day 4

The gray shroud that hid the dome of the Oklahoma capitol building early this morning faded back a little to the north, but the dreary...

Post-Transplant Day 2

“For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring Word of God. For all people...

Transplant Day - Day Zero

Before the liquid Benedryl in my IV drip hits, I wanted to let everyone know that the stem cell transplant has begun and is almost over....

Zero Hour

I didn’t go to the Stephenson Center last Friday to have my CVC flushed. Instead, after the postponement of my admission on Tuesday due...

A Rainy Morning in Arkansas

Good Tuesday morning from the Natural State! Yes, I’m in Arkansas. How I got here is another story for another time—hopefully very soon....

Why I Blog

Written Wednesday, 19 May 2021 If you’re reading this now, we are kindred spirits, and I thank you. Recently I had a loved one tell me in...

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Romans 8:38-39

“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

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