The last couple of months have been rough but I am thrilled to have spent eleven months breathing with new lungs. On July 27, I took a deeper breath then I had on June 27. My lungs are not finished fully expanding. I am looking forward to reaching full capacity.

I have the use of both my arms again! Last week my doctor gave me the all clear to remove my sling and start using my right arm again. I had an ultra sound to see if the blood clots in my arm are still lingering. No word on the results yet. If I had to guess, I would say they are still there. I still have a weird feeling in my right arm when I move it around a lot.

I apologize it has been a while since my last update. My life is so different this summer compared to the last number of years. To put it simply….I can breathe! No oxygen tubes holding me back, no treatments, and I have energy!

This last week was jam packed with fun. Sunday through Tuesday I was thrilled to have extended family stay with us (10 people to be exact) as we celebrated Brady joining the Army. We are so proud of him as he volunteered to serve our country. He will be training to be a Combat Engineer. We were honored to have spent time with him before he flew off to basic training. On Tuesday, my cousin David, Michelle, and my twin nephews Liam and Henry drove in from Winnipeg for a family vacation. The boys are almost seven years old. The last time I saw them was five years ago. They have grown up so much. We went to the Mall of America and ate lunch at the Rainforest Cafe and spent some time at the Sea Life Aquarium. The next day we visited the Children’s Museum. Thursday we took them on their very first boat ride and they even got to Captain the boat. After the boat ride we enjoyed dinner on the deck with my mom, dad, brother, Dana, Lauren, and the Canadians.  I also squeezed in some girl time. Thanks to Captain Travis, he drove the girls to dinner. Well, after the boat over heated and stalled in the middle of the lake. We were floating towards shore but the engine cooled and the boat re started. He got us all to land safely. Phew, no wonder I was exhausted on Friday. I’m getting tired writing about everything I have done this last week. I also spent a night out with Dana, enjoyed some time by the fire and then, my brother surprised us all with personalized Coca Cola bottles. I’m sure it took some searching to find all of our names. I’m enjoying breathing, living, loving life.