You've Been Given the Gift of Life, Give it Back!

Welcome friends and family!

Thank you for visiting my blog. It documents my amazing journey from pre to post double lung transplant. I am a 37 year old mother and wife with Cystic Fibrosis who has been more greatly blessed than I could ever imagine possible!

It has been a bumpy ride, but God has given me strength, love, friendship, and, FINALLY, health. My prayers have been answered, my miracle was granted, and I want to share the joy of my new life with you.

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My entries begin in April of 2008 and my double lung transplant was December 10. Scroll down to my blog archive and you can read from the beginning or jump around. If you are looking for a specific topic, you can use the search engine.

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I hope I can help you to experience the love God has for each and every one of us!

May God Bless You with Miracles in Your Life! Nancy


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Monday, May 19, 2008

Our Weekend Camping Adventure

I am happy to report, I survived our weekend camping adventure. It poured rain almost the entire weekend, so I really struggled with the dampness and my lungs, but being with my Hannah and Scotty made it well worth it! This was our trial run with our new, to us, RV and it really worked out fine. I was able to continue all of my therapies and enjoy some much needed time with my family.



Unfortunately, the time flew by and Sunday morning was here before we knew it. Hannah and I had a hard time saying goodbye to each other and I have to admit, I was down all day, trying to fight my heartache and tears (see, I have sad days too : ) ).



I was exhausted and running a fever last night, so obviously, the weekend took a toll, but I enjoyed every minute of it!



(Obviously we wore Hannah out, too!)


I started pulmonary rehab. today and was there for 1 1/2 hours, so I am tired and sore. Hopefully, though, it will help me to stay strong while I wait for that blessed phone call.


Today is Hawaiian Day at Hannah's school, I am looking forward to getting pictures and sharing them with all of you. Hannah brought all kinds of goodies from Portville Central. We had a great time reading all of the cards and greetings, opening gifts, and sharing candy.


I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Maybe this will be my week!


All my love! Nancy

3 comments:

Deb said...

Nancy,
I can't believe you went camping! (Well, actually, I can believe it!) I'm glad you were able to have a wonderful weekend, despite the rain. I'm sure it was especially difficult to say goodbye (again), but just think after this week you might have new lungs! And, when you go home, You'll have lots of moments to make up for these hard goodbyes. Good news is just around the corner, my friend. Hang in. Prayers and love to you.
Love,
Deb

Blomquist Blog said...

Hi Nancy!
What a fun "adventure" for you to try out. I am so glad that you were able to make it work. When you have your new lungs, you can go camping all over and enjoy a fresh breath of the outdoors! Loved the pictures you sent! I was thinking about you all weekend long! Stay strong my dear friend and know that God is with you in so many ways!

Love,

Debbie

Amy Deahr said...

Nancy,
Sounds like so much fun. Camping is such great family time, away from everything else. Time to just be together. I'm so glad you had the opportunity. Hopefully they come back very soon. Lots of love and hugs until then.
Hope you are felling better today. This is going to be your week, I just know it!

Love,
Amy

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