Author Archives: NikkisNewLungs

If you’re looking for something to do this coming Saturday, October 4th, the Breathe Easy Music Festival benefiting Cystic Fibrosis is an excellent choice! The event is being held at Mill City Nights downtown Minneapolis, with local headliner Chris Hawkey … Continue reading →

Last week I had my annual studies. It is not too different than the usual lung function tests (PFT’S), X-Ray, blood work, and doctor’s appointment. They add a lot more tests to the blood work and every two years I … Continue reading →

This last weekend, Travis and I spent some quality windshield time together. He had to travel for work and I decided to tag along. We started with a four and a half hour drive to Grand Rapids & Bemidji, MN … Continue reading →

Before my one year lungiversary I dropped off a letter at LifeSource. Because the gift of life is an anonymous donation, LifeSource is the mediator who puts me in connection with my donor family. I sent my condolences and also … Continue reading →

Today, I celebrate one year with my new lungs. It is hard to believe a whole year has passed since my transplant. 365 days ago at this exact time, I was lying on an operating room table with one diseased, … Continue reading →

We went to the State Fair on Thursday night. It was the first time in seven years that I didn’t have to lug around an oxygen tank. The last couple of years Travis had to carry my bag because we … Continue reading →

Sweetheart, congratulations on turning twenty with an extra twenty years of experience! What a lot of special wishes This 40th birthday message brings. Wishes for a day that’s filled With the very best of things. And for a year that … Continue reading →

My primary physician told me that if my sinus surgery wasn’t an urgent necessity, he would like to give me a break from surgeries for a little while to allow my body to heal. I had an appointment to see … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

Travis has started calling me Nemo. Every time we are near water either on the dock or going for a boat ride with friends he tells me not to fall in the water because he doesn’t want to fish me … Continue reading →