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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Final Day of Voting

Today marks the final day for voting for the Readers Digest Life story contest. I didn’t the get the most votes, but I am in the top 35, so I may still have a pretty good chance of winning something & getting my story published. My story is #34 out of 4,800 based on votes alone. My story has been on the Editors Pick list since the day after I entered it and among those my story is #6, so I would say I have pretty a pretty good chance of at least being a finalist! Lets hope good things come from it. I would love to get my story published and raise awareness for CF/Cepacia and most of all how powerful and important being an Organ Donor is. Voting ends at midnight tonight & I am at around 1,030 votes! I am grateful for everyone who voted & especially for those that took the time and voted once every day :) I know there was a few that were very dedicated. I hope that if my story is picked I will be notified soon so I can post it on my blog. It would be such a wonderful thing. I wrote a book and submitted it for publishing a couple years ago. It was not picked up by the publishing company. . .but maybe my story still has a chance of reaching so many more people through this contest. If so it may open more doors for me to spread awareness and hope for those who are facing terminal illness and/or transplant.

After my transplant I had a very strong feeling to “write my story”. I thought that meant to write a book. . . I don’t regret the hundreds of hours I spent doing that, and when I got my rejection letter from the publishing company it made me think. I realized that I was writing my story every day through my blog. I started with Blogspot and although it wasn’t wrapped in a fancy hard cover book, my story was reaching people that needed it & that is really all that matters. My blog has been one of my greatest accomplishments and it doesn’t matter whether it wins & get published, what matters is that I’m writing it.

You can also check out my Wordpress at jamiebug.com

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Thank You for taking the time to read my blog. I am hoping that through this blog and my experiences that I can bring hope, faith and strength to all that may be living with Cystic Fibrosis, CF with Cepacia and Lung Transplant recipients. Information and blog entrees start Nov. 07. My Double Lung Transplant was on Dec. 10th 2007. Please feel free to read about my experience and ask me any questions! My email address is jamiebug77@gmail.com

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My Testimony

It's hard to put into words how I feel toward my Heavenly Father and the Savior. I have so many reasons to be thankful for what I have gone through & endured. Because of my trials in life I have gained a strong testimony of Faith. I have always had Faith in the Lord and in Prayer. As I faced the decision to get a double lung transplant I had to rely on faith to make the choice.....By listening to the spirit, I was guided to Pittsburgh where my life was saved. I believe prayers are answered. I have always tried to follow the philosophy of this: If I do what the Lord expects of me, he will give me what I want & need. That has always worked for me. I Believe in MIRACLES..........My life on this earth is a miracle- I prayed on my knees for years to be healed from my lung disease. I knew that through a priesthood blessing (if it was God's will) I could be healed. So many times I thought he would heal me instantly...my faith was tested as I continued to get sick and no cure was in my future. I turned to prayer....I talked to my Heavenly Father, I cried to him and he heard me and he healed me by guiding me to Pittsburgh and guiding the surgeons hands. I learned humility, and thankfulness. I realized that we need others to lean on and we are supposed to strengthen each others testimonies. I learned that the hardest things we'll do are usually the greatest blessings in our life. I was able to experience a lot of things during surgery and I know I had comforting angels in my ICU room. THe Lord knows each of us by name and he will never leave our side. We need to remember to stay close to him and have Faith that he is watching over us. I know this for a fact! I know that following the gospel will bring us true happiness- the world will tell us otherwise, but I know I am truely happy & living the gospel has brought me that. Amen