OK...so not sure if its a milestone worth remembering...especially AFTER I get the call for a new heart, but today, February 22nd, marks the 6th month I have been officially waiting for a heart.
I have slowed way down on my blogging...cause I've kind of run out of stuff to talk about...more like I have run out of things to THINK about.
There is only so much I can think about...what it's going to be like to have a new heart...because I think it's just gonna be so amazing to actually be able to have a better life...the heart is almost secondary.
It's gonna be beyond anything I can imagine or dream of anyway. So surprise me!
Honestly I spend most of my days here lately watching documentaries and enjoying Tammy's AWESOME cooking.
Tonight's gastronomical masterpiece was Crockpot Minestrone. Seriously...so good. : )
And I've gotten to know quite a few heart transplant recipients here lately. And I enjoying following THEIR journeys, especially post transplant, cause that is really gonna be where the rubber hits the road as they say.
One woman here in Iowa was on an LVAD, had to wait a month for her body to get strong enough again, was placed on the list at 4 pm Friday, and got THE CALL 7 (SEVEN) hours later!
So happy for her. It's amazing how it works out somethings.
But thankfully I am not quite as sick as she was yet. But still....my call needs to come sooner rather than later.
And the transplant surgeries seem to go pretty well...but the recovery, battling rejection and infection, makes it for a rough go for some folks.
It's a long road...on BOTH sides of transplant.
But it's still gonna be SOOOO worth it.
I'm still ready, mentally. And I think this new medicine called Amiodarone has helped me feel a bit better physically day in and day out. I had a bit of a cold last week...and felt horrible for a few days...but these past couple days I have felt great.
So today is a big day I guess...but just another day just the same.
Another day on THE LIST.
