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| November 2008 |
I know, I know, it has been over a year since anything has been posted here. I have had some thoughts about sharing too much personal stuff on the net... but if someone wants to find out something, they will anyway.
First off, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Thanksgiving should be an everyday thing a verb.... an action we express and act on.
It is also a time of reflection for us. Six years ago Marty couldn't even finish his Thanksgiving dinner. We were pretty sure he just had a bad cold. You can read previous posts to gain some history or to refresh your memory if you so choose. That was the beginning this journey we have been on. I am so thankful that today Marty was able to finish his dinner including seconds and desserts. We were invited to a friends house for dinner, so I didn't have to prepare any food. She wouldn't even let us help out with the dishes. She just wanted all of her guests to have a restful time visiting, and we did as we sat outside eating our dinner. A nice time was had with friends, old and new. It did feel a bit strange not having any family around this year though. Phone calls were made to family back home, as well as Facebook contact, so we did get to spend some time with family. What in the world would do with social media, Face Time, and Skype...???
Marty is 4 years and 4 months out from his transplant. His annual testing was in July and he had good results. He is doing well; with the expected issues and complications that occur with a lung transplant. We just deal with them as they come up, and are thankful they don't come up often. His lung function had decreased consistently for awhile, but has been stable now for a year. His complications are no where near what some of our transplant community of friends have experienced this past year. The thing that is limiting him most right now is his ankle. It is bone on bone and because of some blood clots in the same leg, treatment of the ankle is on hold. He was given a walking cast to help stabilize the ankle and give him a feeling of what an ankle fusion would feel like. So hopefully his clots will clear up so the ankle can be treated...
We are enjoying the beautiful weather here, the air conditioning hasn't been on now for over a month. After 14 years, it is still strange to me to have such beautiful weather during the Thanksgiving and Christmas season.
Well, that is it for now... We are so thankful that God has been with us and has provided all things for us (because by all human reasoning, Marty shouldn't be here; and we should be so down and out-but that is a totally different subject for a later post date), But God had/has different plans...
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| 4 year testing at St. Josephs! |
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| Desert Botanical Garden 11/13/2012 |
