Well, it has been awhile since we last connected. I have so much to share and am planning to post on a regular basis again.
On January 24, 2024, Michael and I celebrated the 3-year anniversary of my lung transplants. It was a day filled with memories, shared breakfast with friends and a lovely, solitary Italian lunch together overlooking the harbor.
A week earlier, the owner of a local company knew that I had baked baklava for years as I also brought them some before sending it to my brother for his birthdays. She gave me a recipe from Instagram for Baklava Cheesecake. Yes, you read that right. For my anniversary, I made it the day before and delivered a huge hunk of it to the company. She was so surprised and was going to immediately share it with the employees. Our neighbor and another couple also received big hunks so we just had two pieces each over two days. It was delicious and surprisingly not very sweet but rich with butter and cheesecake!
I do want to share so many things: weight, diet, Michael’s health issue and new diet, a friend’s recent transplants and the advancement in the process, speeches to nursing students, current relationship with the transplant clinic, learning to reach out, medications, limping, gardening, organizing, my 95-year old mother’s health and so much more.
On this quiet Saturday, Michael made coffee, served me yogurt before making a simple breakfast. This man makes breakfast every morning, still does all the food shopping as we are aware of crowds and I try to avoid them whenever possible. I’ll do the laundry while preparing our tax information for processing, which should take 4-5 hours. After taxes, I will make dinner as we rarely eat out.
I am feeling fantastic, lowest weight as an adult, saturation rates have been 99-100%, low blood pressure, back to the gym, eating fantastic home cooked meals, reaching out to friends and continuing to being grateful for everyday.
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