And for anybody recently having done this, yes, the check-ups do get less frequent, the appetite returns, the hair, the feeling in the fingers and toes all return. And like everything else in life, your memory of the experience fades and your priorities slip back to being about the everyday concerns that everyone else has. By having an auto, I know I had it easier that an allogenic. I have stopped my annual appointments and am on no medication. I can't say I'm back to 'normal' because you can't have had cancer twice and a BMT without it affecting your outlook.
Life's too short to worry about little things.
You just never know what other people are going through in their lives. In 1995 I heard a mention on the radio for a 100km walk in Lapland with the funds going to the Bone Marrow for Leukaemia Trust. It came at the right time for me. I wanted to give something back. I started collecting and with great support we soon exceeded the required target.