Tomorrow morning, I go in for my last re-vaccination. It's the second monthly booster for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). This will complete my recovery and complete the stem cell transplant procedure.

The schedule called for the MMR to take place at +24 months, but I fell behind. For god's sake, who gets measles anymore? Well, never, except for the outbreak going on right now. As soon as I heard about it last month, I got off my ass and took care of business. I surely don't want to be infected with that.

So am I cured? Hardly. This is my personal experience. I think I stopped the MS. But it sure did a lot of damage while it was active. I think the word, "cure" implies a complete halting of the malady AND a complete reversal of the damage/symptoms it creates. Have people been completely cured of MS through HSCT? Yes, there are a few lucky souls. As for me, knowing what I now know, would I go back and do it again? Yes. In a heartbeat.

While HSCT is not for everyone with MS, for many of us, it's still the best option. Consider that I have been off of all DMTs now for almost two years. My brain and C-spine MRIs show no evidence of progression; although, they show no evidence of lesion retraction, either. I've been working out regularly at a gym with a trainer, and that has strengthened me to the point that I don't fall anymore. But my walking still sucks. Maybe that will be the job of the next miracle procedure. I hear they're getting good results with mesenchymal stem cell transplants (MSCT) in Panama...

Throughout my MS ordeal and my recovery from HSCT, I've been regularly using medical cannabis. If you've been reading my blog, you know I've become a bit of a maven on the topic. And my sister, Ruth, has become the uber maven. Well, now we are proud to announce the release of our new book, The Medical Cannabis Primer, an easy-to-understand book with comprehensive information about cannabis treatment for patients and healthcare professionals.

Of course, I highly recommend it. Please give it a look at https://medicalcannabisprimer.com