First visit to the Stem Cell Institute was this morning! Love the new location they have moved it to, the views are amazing!!

Filled out all the forms and had my blood work done. I have my bone marrow extraction tomorrow morning, and then my first stem cell injection on Wednesday.

We were lucky to find a small shop nearby so we stocked up on snacks and water. It was just a few minute walk away from the hotel so we will be making many trips here!

The hotel also has complementary breakfast each morning and it was pretty good! Lots to choose from also. Only complaint is that the sausages taste just like hotdogs which I hate haha!!

Made it to Panama!! After a very long day of plane rides, my dad and I have finally arrived to our room at the Hilton Hotel. This is the new place for patients to stay while they are getting treatment. It is very nice!! Only thing is the prices for room service and such, I guess we are gonna starve for 2 weeks haha! We can't go pick up groceries and make our own meals like last time because there is no fridge or kitchen :'( Other than that, everything else here is amazing so far, it will be a very comfortable stay! Looking forward to a nice rest tonight after a long day today.

I begin my second stem cell treatment 1 week from today! SO excited to see the results of this one after the first one helped so much! I am not looking forward to a whole day of flying again but it will be worth it!

Approved for my second treatment!! Its been a very long wait with so many delays, but I am thankful for the opportunity to be going back for a second round! The first treatment helped so much, I just need a little more to get to where I want to be! Just waiting for an opening, then I will be going asap! Looking forward to sharing the second part of my journey with everyone!

Stem cell progress update! Lots of exciting improvements! I can now move my toes on the right foot, not my ankle yet but hopefully soon! I can also now use the abductor machine at 10lbs! I have tried to use this machine many times with 0 weight and couldn't even get it to budge. Now I can do it and with 10lbs, so those muscles have finally woken up! I have also doubled in weight in 2 of the other leg machines I use. I have been struggling with 10-15lbs on them each day, but now all of sudden I am able to do 30 :)