The crash of the waves....

Ahhh the sound of the waves crashing against the shore is so relaxing and comforting!!! The family and I made a trip down to the coast for my one year celebration, the BEST one year of my life thus far, I have seen the light of God shining in the smallest places it's humbling and comforting to know He is EVERYWHERE at all times! The coast is where I first accepted Christ into my life, and where I absolutely feel at home! The past few visit to the beach have been rough, I have always been sick and couldn't do much of anything more than sitting on my bum.... but now, well today I was able to watch the sunrise and wade in the surf with my brother, something we haven't done together since we were about 10.... This past year has been filled with new experiences and the joys of doing things I have longed to do again for many years, and I tell you it's an amazing feeling! This past month has been an emotional roller coaster, dealing with the memories from last year, doctor appts, test results, and weekly blood tests, it's been a rough one.... but large thanks to my amazing friends and family for being there for me 100% this month!!! Well it's almost time to turn in, going to go sit on the porch and soak in the sights and sounds of a full moon, and the crashing of the waves.... heaven!!!

My brother and I at the beach!!

Thankful and Bessed

I decided to start this blog to kinda keep yall up to date with my journey through life post transplant…. Enjoy!!

Today is the one year mark of being moved up on the transplant list, making me #1. I was at Dell Children’s Medical Center in ICU waiting for the call…. There are truly some angels up at that hospital, they helped keep me alive till the day they did get the call saying they had a donor!! So this month I decided to take cupcakes up to Dell and University Hospital as a small Thank You for saving my life and doing all they could to help me! I delivered to Dell on the 8^th of October, so today is the day that I’ll deliver to University Hospital. The cupcakes are ahhmazingg, from Galaxy Cupcakes in Georgetown!!! I figure it’s the least I can do for all that they have done for me!!! Still hard to believe it’s been a year….

Yesterday I got braces for the second time in my life….. I had been having lower jaw pain for awhile, so after going to orthodontist she said my teeth had shifted a little bit and that could be causing the discomfort and the best way(and fastest) would be to do braces again. And after looking and my x-rays they decided to put braces on top to pull them back and straighten them as well, kill two birds with one stone as the say! It’ll definitely take some getting use to all over again, my teeth weren’t too sore last night, but oh my goodness, today it’s a little more intense. Tylenol is my friend today, that’s for sure!!

It’s been a very heartfelt emotional day, I got to see Dr. Angel and my Transplant family. I was able to visit with the nurses and let them see the ‘real’ me, happy, NOT sick, up/moving around, not in pain or on drugs lol I was able to talk with Debbie, my Transplant Angel and she helped me to realize some things that my heart has been struggling with for awhile now. Oh Debbie I love you to death, Thank You so much for all that you have done for me and all that you do for others!!! YOU are truly and Angel!!

Oh goodness, my heart is full today! I was finally able to sit down and write my donor family…. That has been a long time coming, I just never had the right words to truly express how I felt. Today it kind of all came to me, ‎"...When the time comes, say what's on your heart—the Holy Spirit will make his witness in and through you." Mark 13:11 This was a verse that a friend sent to me, and it couldn’t be more true!!! I just hope in some way this can bring some comfort and I make them proud…. I live each day for the Man upstairs and my donor, it’s the least I can do!!!

Well tomorrow I have a hematology appt to check blood levels, so I’ll sign off for now!!

All my Love- God Bless