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The Dream




I had this dream months (6?) before acting on it though it was quite straightforward.

In the dream I was pregnant with a little girl. I said or thought, “Oh, I’m going to have to get the treatment (Soliris, the drug that is used for PNH) because she deserves to have a momma who will have enough energy to raise her well.”

Then while I was waking up, I heard, “You would do this for her and you won’t do it for yourself?”

Right away I had tears. And also did the first several times I told the dream to others.

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