Hi. It's me. Functioning Cristal. What, how? STEROIDS. The double-edged sword that is steroids. Three days' worth, and let me tell you what happened. If you read the last post, you know I'd landed in neutropenia-land — low neutrophils, high risk of a small infection turning into a big problem, stuck in limbo waiting for my immune system to remember it had a job to do. Good news first: after about a week and a half, my levels came back up to a safe range. Progress. I'll take i

Okay. Story time. Buckle up, because this one's not funny-funny — it's the kind of funny that happens when you've cried enough and now you're just tired and a little punchy about it. On April 28th, I had my first infusion of Briumvi — a six-hour IV treatment for MS. Part two came on May 12th. And for about three days after that part 2, something wild happened: I felt like a person I used to know. My old normal. The numbness backed off. I could move. I was doing physical thera