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Anna Got Her Lungs!

Oct 15, 2019 | Anna, Awareness, Duke Lung Transplant, Emotions, Growth, Recovery, Relationships, self care | 0 Comments

Hours after Anna's double lung transplant The wee hours of October 8 marked the beginning of Anna's eight hour surgery to replace her first set of gently used lungs with the precious lungs of another family's lost loved one. For Anna, it was exciting and terrifying...

Just Waiting

Oct 4, 2019 | Acceptance, Anna, Duke Lung Transplant, Emotions | 0 Comments

Waiting is becoming a very common theme in my posts. I wonder what you are waiting for? I think we are all waiting for something. Sometimes we're waiting for big things, sometimes we're waiting for small things. It can be hard to be patient in the waiting. We...

It’s Easier The Second Time

Sep 19, 2019 | Anna, Duke Lung Transplant, Emotions | 0 Comments

I'm back in Durham, NC with my daughter, Anna. She has been listed for a double lung transplant. That means she is in the national registry of patients waiting for donor lungs. The first time she was listed 6 years ago, we thought the call would literally be in...

Anna Is Moving Out Of Limbo!

Aug 20, 2019 | Anna | 0 Comments

For those of you who have been following my daughter's journey, she is now out of limbo...well sort of. Last week her lung functions took a dip so her Dr. at Duke said it's time to move to Durham, NC to start the pre-transplant process. This was sudden and yet very...

Embracing Reality

Jul 26, 2019 | Acceptance, Awareness, Emotional Healing, Growth, Healing, Integration, Processing Thoughts and Emotions, Recovery, Relationships, Self-Help | 0 Comments

Do you remember a time when you did not prepare adequately for something that resulted in a negative experience and then you spiraled into a pool of shame? I do! I'm an Adjunct Professor for Dr. John Townsend's Masters in Counseling graduate school at Concordia...

Your Independence

Jul 4, 2019 | Boundaries, Growth, Relationships, Self-Help | 0 Comments

In celebration of Independence Day in the US, ponder your own individual independence. How free are you? Do you allow the decisions of others to dictate how you feel? Do you find yourself tailoring your decisions to please the wishes of others? If I was talking about...

Calming Words

Jun 14, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

I'm not feeling well (cold), my husband's bother in law died suddenly a few days ago (heading out of town today for his memorial), Anna was in the hospital for a few days (uncontrollable nausea), I have lots to grade (adjunct professor), and I am perplexed about what...

Limbo

Jun 7, 2019 | Acceptance, Growth, Recovery, Self-Help | 0 Comments

Limbo. Fun, when it's a game, not fun when it's where you're at in life. Most of us are working toward something the majority of our lives. We go to school so we can get a job, hopefully doing something we like. We work at our job so we can enjoy the present and save...

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