Dr. Dawn Mussalem

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1,606 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Oct 2025 last heard 25 Dec

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But for me, I would have kind of rather not had that number, but I didn't let it get in my head.

And so I had to do chemotherapy for almost six months.

And then I had to do a bone marrow transplant because this was before the immunotherapies, the rituximab, or any of those treatments were available.

So did the bone marrow transplant.

And I remember every morning I set my alarm for 4 a.m.

in the hospital and

They brought all my medical studies to the hospital so I could study.

My oncologist had a bicycle in my room and a bicycle at the nurse's station.

So at 4 a.m., I would kind of sneak out of the room, sit on that bike, and watch the sunrise in Arizona.

It was gorgeous over the mountains.

But this was remarkable.

And I feel it in my body, like tiptoeing, sliding that glass door, and spanning the room and seeing all these other people in their beds.

And I'll describe it.

They were so sick in an effort to be alive.

But again, I attained my vitality without pause.

And it was how I lived.

And it's exactly what I really work with my patients in doing today.

And you've got to remove that turbulence.

You've got to come to this in a place of just joy and like empowerment.

Like I have autonomy over this diagnosis.

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