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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Saturday, July 26, 2008

Settled in Pittsburgh

Hello!

What a great surprise to log on today and see so many wonderful and supportive posts, especially from some long lost friends! (Marybeth, Amber, Ruby... how awesome to reconnect with all of you!)

I am settled at UPMC Montefiore hospital and am just hoping the new IV combination will work and will help me to start feeling better soon. We arrived in Pittsburgh yesterday at 12:30 and were taken right to a room in the ER. I was moved to a hospital room by 3:30, so it wasn't a long wait which was wonderful! The crazy thing is that I am in the same room I was in back in April (It's a "small" hospital).

I have been having a lot of head pain, so hopefully they will be doing an MRI to check my sinuses, though I will not be able to have any kind of sinus surgery until after my transplant. I will feel better just knowing what is causing the pain.

I got a wonderful surprise today. I called to find out what room my friend Julie was in so my parents could stop by and visit her and her mom told me she was discharged on Wednesday and is back at Family House. She was in the hospital exactly one month, a much shorter stay than any of us anticipated. Miracles certainly do happen, she is a living example of this!

Please don't worry about me. I am mentally up and ready to scale this new mountain. With God by my side, there is nothing I can't do!

Love to you all! Nancy

3 comments:

Amy Deahr said...

Nancy,
You are definately so strong and positive!! I am so glad you friend is doing so well, that is great news!! Hopefully the new antibiotics will kick in and make you feel better again!

Love and hugs,
Amy

Blomquist Blog said...

Nancy,
I am glad that you got settled into the hospital. I hope the antibiotics can help you feel better soon. This is just one more obstacle God has challenged you with. You will most definitely conquer this and many more in your life with your unbelievable attitude and strength! Please know that we love you and are praying for you daily. You are an inspiration to me and so many others and for that we will always be thankful and hold you close to our hearts!

I love you!

Debbie

The Basye-Arland Crew! said...

Nancy,
God Bless lady:)! You sound so strong, and that is soo good! We will continue with the prayers, here! You are absolutely right, there is nothing you can't do with God on your side! I'm so thankful to hear about your friend! We have been praying for her also. Good things are happening! Get rested up friend! You are in our thoughts!
Love Always,
MaryBeth

The Miracle of Transplantation

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