What a morning! Thank you Joy Lim Nakrin at channel 5 news for speaking with me. It was wonderful to talk about my blog and awareness for organ donation. It is so hard to say so much in such a small amount of time. Things I always like to share which I didn’t mention this morning are 18 people in the U.S. die everyday while waiting for a transplant. Age and health condition do not prevent you from being a potential donor. One donor can help save or enhance up to 60 lives. There are burn victims that need skin graphs, corneas to see again, and broken bones that can be fused together in someones spine to help them walk.  One of the most important things you can do if you are or become a registered donor is discuss it with your family. Share your wishes and know what they wish as well. My goal right now with the shortage of registered donors it to not become one of the 18 that die before getting a transplant.

I need to give myself a little R&R the next couple of days to catch up on some rest. I was already pooped before this morning so now its time to relax. With my ribs aching last night I had trouble sleeping. Finally at 2:30a.m. I took a Tylenol to help alleviate some of the pain and sleep a bit before the alarm went off. For those that know me, a 7:00a.m. wake time is not usually in my schedule. Although when it comes to awareness for organ donation I will try and get up at any hour.

I came home this morning after getting a little breakfast (something I’m not always awake for) and laid down until 2:00 this afternoon. I would have liked to stay in bed longer but I needed to do a treatment. I am bummed I also had to miss a dear friends kid’s birthday party. Happy Birthday Brea! I miss out on a lot of things because I don’t have the energy or I am not feeling well. I am so fortunate to have the friends and family I have. They are very understanding when I need to miss things due to my health. Or they notify me if they or their kids are under the weather. Sometimes its hard for people to understand that a cold to you may literally be deadly to me. Or an infection could be enough for me to be removed from the transplant list. I love each and everyone of you for that. I like to say I have the best support system in the world!