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Featured Author - Brenda E Smith



Brenda's Blogs
My Memoir of Adventures in Africa -After 42 years in the making, Becoming Fearless: Finding Courage in the African Wilderness is making...
Brenda Smith


Getting Stronger Every Day
Catch up on Brenda's progress in her Stiff Person's CAR T-cell medical trial.
Brenda Smith
Sep 2412 min read
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The Nightmare
All the things that went wrong as we tried to fly to Denver for my fourth T Cell replacement checkup.
Brenda Smith
Jul 2715 min read
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Unexpected Challenges
What I like most about adventures are the unexpected twists and turns that challenge me to be innovative in finding solutions to complete...
Brenda Smith
Jul 119 min read
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With Your Help I Did It!!!
Smily Face on My Hospital Wrist Band Today Today marked Day 28 from when one hundred million new T cells entered my body. Today, the...
Brenda Smith
Jun 162 min read
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The Aftermath
I honestly don't know why I expected miraculous results in the immediate weeks after my T cell infusion. My own wishful thinking, I...
Brenda Smith
Jun 139 min read
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The Whiplash Roller Coaster Ride
The last several days I've seen ups and downs like a terrifying roller coaster ride that made me want to withdraw and rest as much as...
Brenda Smith
May 298 min read
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The Life Changing Moment
May 19th - Day Zero Today is the day! Starting at 4am with more vials of blood drawn and sent to the lab, it's come down to the ultimate...
Brenda Smith
May 205 min read
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Chemotherapy - UGH!
Greetings Friends, Wednesday, May 14th - First Day of Chemotherapy It's been a tiring day, but a day of accomplishments that surprised...
Brenda Smith
May 177 min read
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The Countdown is On!
Sunday morning Wayne and Monica left Wells at 6:15 am to pick me up in Belfast at 9:15am for the hour-long drive to the Bangor Airport....
Brenda Smith
May 135 min read
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Flying Back to Denver for New T cells
Hi Friends, In less than one week, on May 11th, I'll be on my way back to Denver for the second part of my Stiff Persons medical trial. ...
Brenda Smith
May 53 min read
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At Home Waiting For My New T-cells
When I last wrote, I'd arrived home in Belfast, Maine, but the traveling, medical tests, pollens that gave me allergies and finally the...
Brenda Smith
Apr 104 min read
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The Bad News and the Good News
Why do I feel so bad? At the end of my last blog, I felt pretty lousy. Monday, I decided to stay in the hotel to head off whatever might...
Brenda Smith
Mar 3011 min read
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Waiting for Test Results
The Stream of Results Begin After the barrage of tests I went through over the past two days, I was ready to relax and have some fun with...
Brenda Smith
Mar 247 min read
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A Second Day of Killer Tests
The Site of the CAR-T Trial The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is the largest academic health center in the Rocky...
Brenda Smith
Mar 204 min read
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Day One of Testing at the Hospital
First A Day of Rest and Pampering by My Friend Monica After a sound night of rest, I woke up Monday morning with very stiff leg muscles....
Brenda Smith
Mar 195 min read
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A New Adventure Begins
Eager to travel The first day of my participation in a medical trial to evaluate a new therapy for treating Stiff Persons Syndrome began...
Brenda Smith
Mar 173 min read
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A Thriller - Broken Code
Every serious writer knows by reading well-written books, they can improve their own skills as an author. I consciously try to make time...
Brenda Smith
Jan 189 min read
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New Year = New Adventures
A mesmerizing show of red fireworks celebrates the exciting opportunities that lie ahead. The only reason I look forward to the New Year...
Brenda Smith
Jan 33 min read
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A Thanksgiving Story
Islamabad Pakistan - 1984 Two days after I arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan in 1983, the kind couple assigned by USAID as my sponsors...
Brenda Smith
Nov 25, 20246 min read
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The Holidays are Coming....
And so is my second book Becoming Amazed: Discovering the World with Eyes Wide Open ! I'm expecting it to be available on Amazon and...
Brenda Smith
Nov 7, 20241 min read
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