Out on Friday

Well today is Wednesday the 23rd and I guess the verdict is that I will be released on Friday the 25th so I have really one more day then I am OUTA here! My lung tissue test came back normal.....they said so far I am Cepacia free, infection free and rejection free (hooray!) I will have to stay here in Pittsburgh for at least another 6 weeks- they will be doing weekly blood work to make sure everything stays good. I am still planning on being home by April. The hurdle we are coming upon is prescription costs.......they are working them all up and we should have an idea of how much they will cost us :( I think I have pretty good prescription plan- Medicare isn't that great. We will deal with it when it comes.

I am so glad I have been given this opportunity. This transplant has changed my life in so many ways. I had to let down my tough exterior and let people help me, that was hard for me. I have grown so much closer to Heavenly Father.......he has answered my prayers and the prayers of all of you. I have grown closer to Bryan and his family. Our familys have amazed me. They spent so much time fundraising and so many of them have flown here to support and visit me. Family is such a precious gift from God and I appreciate my family and Bry's family so much more now. I am excited I am getting closer to coming home! The winter needs to be gone before I will come home :)

I found a picture on the internet of what a double lung transplant looks like- I will try to post it, it is hard to look at and think 'that's what they did to my body!' It is amazing the surgeons can even do it........truly a medical miracle.

Hey if anyone has instant messenger you can chat with me and I have a web cam, so you should be able to see me when you talk to me :) My instant messenger email is jamiebug77@hotmail.com and my username is jamiebug......so look me up!

Well- hope to hear from you soon. Thanks for the cards! Bryan had a good b-day! He spent the gift cards and money on DVD's and CD's (big suprise)