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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 →

I’m finding my recovery is definitely a slow process. It seems I have one good day then one bad day. I will get excited because the pain will be a little better one day but the next day I am … Continue reading →

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 →