Why I’m An Advocate
“I feel reborn,” says Jessica Reinhardt, who is contemplating a return to sailing and exploring the far corners of the world as her strength gradually returns. “I want people to know they have this option. I’m very passionate about this because most MS patients aren’t aware it even exists.”
An Overview of AHSCT
- Meet with your Neurologist and Oncologist
- Small dose chemotherapy to prepare for stimulation
- Injections to stimulate stem cell production within bone marrow
- Apheresis to collect stem cells
- Admittance to hospital
- High dose chemotherapy
- Stem cell infusion
- Recovery
