On Monday, October 6th, I thought I was going to be hospitalized. With my old CF infected lungs, it used to be that if my lung functions were creeping downward and I had a terrible cough, it meant my lungs needed I.V. antibiotics to fight off an infection. Not this time. Actually, Travis was my savior. Since he had the same cough and congestion, my doctor came to the conclusion that I had a virus. If things didn’t become worse, he said we would let it runs its course. I thought to myself, this is what it is like to have new healthy lungs, let it run its course? Oddly enough, I sort of appreciated experiencing my first “normal” virus. My PFT’s on October 13th finally had shown a slight improvement. I am still using my nebulizer but this weeks lung functions should determine how long I will need to continue “smoking” medicine.
This week our friend, Sue, flew into town for a quick visit from Cleveland. We had not seen her in two years. It is so fun seeing someone that I haven’t seen in a while. The amazement on their faces when they don’t see me attached to any oxygen tubes. We remembered when we went on a trip together a number of years ago. The airline required me to bring enough oxygen tanks on the plane for both outbound and returning flights. It ended up the tanks occupied the entire first class cabin’s overhead luggage area. It was so embarrassing. Needless to say there were a few upset passengers. Nothing I could do about it but laugh, especially looking back.
It was nice enough outside to get a boat ride in while Sue was in town.
We met up with our good friends, Sue’s brother Jeff, Rochelle, and Dana. We all went to the Dakota Jazz Club to see jazz musician Kat Edmonson. Since Sue is a good friend of Kat’s, we were “lucky” enough to spend some time with her and have lunch together before her concert. You may recognize her voice singing her hit “Lucky” in the Coca Cola commercials which aired during the last Winter Olympics and Superbowl. We saw Kat a year and a half ago for the first time and fell in love with her voice. She has an incredibly unique and old fashioned sound to her voice. I have included two of her songs but you can hear more by clicking on the link above to her website.
Dana, Travis, myself, Sue, Kat, Jeff, & Rochelle
Kat and myself
Nikki's New Lungs 