An excellent primer on the process - although there is nothing of which I am aware that can fully prepare one to undergo a transplant. Specifically in the case of allogeneic transplants, the lifetime of palliatve care for Graft-versus-Host-Disease must be taken into account. The potential 30% mortality rate within three years also looms heavily over one's head. An allo transplant is a bridge of sighs from which there is no return. Autos are a quite different situation.

However, in many if not most cases, there currently is little alternative to transplantation. Options are increasing and those should certainly be considered prior to transplant. I have found https://www.bmtinfonet.org/ to be an excellent resource. For any who care to read War and Peace, my transplant history is posted here: https://www.cancerforums.net/threads/46035-One-haploidentical-transplant-experience-(ongoing)

Po, Thanks for your insights on this, we appreciate your experiences.

You are welcome, Greg. The bookend to my case is a man in Wyoming who received an allo transplant for Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma and recovered with GvHD so mild that it is undetectable. He is running 5Ks. To quote Rod Stewart: "Some guys have all the luck..."