Monthly Archives: November 2013

11/27/13 marks three months since my transplant, WOW! It is unbelievable to think tomorrow is Thanksgiving, I have so much to be thankful for, especially this year. I have been feeling great this week. I had a good doctors appointment … Continue reading →

I just wanted to thank everyone for their phone calls, text messages, their prayers and their prayers for the donor’s family. Your support has been incredible.  When Nicole was diagnosed thirty plus years ago it was really tough.  At that time not very much … Continue reading →

I’m glad I returned home last night and slept in my own bed, not the hospital. Although we don’t have the final results from many of the tests, the initial reports indicated no bacterial infection which is what the doctors … Continue reading →

We are spending our dinnertime at lovely 500 Harvard Street on the U of M campus again. If you don’t recognize the address, it’s the emergency room. I still haven’t been feeling well since Monday. When I was so tired … Continue reading →

Good news! It appears that I didn’t suffer from a small stroke and I didn’t have a reaction from medication which we were concerned about. Turns out I have a plugged sinus! It still doesn’t completely explain the memory loss … Continue reading →

I didn’t think I would be back in the hospital so soon but I was admitted last night. After a great appointment at my primary physicians yesterday, everything seemed to be going well until my mom and I went to … Continue reading →

As you can see from the picture there are quite a few medications I take on a daily basis, almost 100 pills. Honestly I don’t care,  I am breathing on my own and no longer “shaking” with vest treatments. I … Continue reading →

Recently a new driver’s education program was launched for the state of Minnesota. The Make Your Mark videos were created with the input of young people in Minnesota who wanted to see authentic stories of teens touched by organ, eye … Continue reading →

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