Monthly Archives: June 2014

With everything I have endured lately, I have something to celebrate. Yesterday, I took a deep breath with my new lungs. Yesterday, I celebrated double digits. It has been ten months since my transplant! As I take a deep breath … Continue reading →

I was mentally, physically, and painfully drained on Monday. For the first time since surgery, I was actually able to get a decent amount of sleep Monday night. I think my mind and body had enough, I just needed to … Continue reading →

It is very difficult for me to type due to the pain I receive on my incision across my chest. And I’m using one hand, so this will be brief. When I came home Saturday, I noticed my right arm … Continue reading →

Nikki was discharged from the hospital yesterday. She’s home. But it hasn’t been a pleasant experience. We still can’t get her comfortable. She finally found a chair that she liked at the hospital. There was a chair with no arms … Continue reading →

I took a picture of Nikki yesterday. She called it her sad face. As you can imagine, she was pretty upset when she learned the bypass wasn’t successful. We were all upset. To see her go through all of this … Continue reading →

I had my rib removal surgery last week and I have my vein bypass surgery tomorrow, what else should I do? Why not walk a 5k! Yesterday morning, Travis, Rosie, and I walked the Chad & Jenni Greenway’s Gridiron Gallop … Continue reading →

Surprisingly, last night I slept great. I think I was mentally drained from the day. I took some pain medicine about an hour before I went to bed. When my head hit the pillow, I was out. I slept from … Continue reading →

I checked in at the hospital at 12:30 this afternoon. The day was starting off much better than last week. Ultrasound came to my room to start an I.V. and only had to poke me once! I thought, today’s procedure … Continue reading →

I am happy to be posting personally. A big thank you to my sweetie, Travis, for posting fabulous updates. I love reading his posts and yes, he really did have permission to show the hideous picture of my chin. I … Continue reading →