LIFE ADVENTURES AND JOURNEYS

Still Rolling

I came in this morning, Sunday, and Randy was awake!  He was quite calm, following me with his eyes, squeezing…

12 years ago

The Roller Coaster

September 6, 2013 I have never liked roller coasters.  Even as a kid, I stayed away from them, preferring the…

12 years ago

Cannula replacement, Exhaustion, and Hope

Yesterday was another day of high drama.  Ally came up yesterday morning to work and be with me, and Dr…

12 years ago

Day 4 on ECMO: waiting for lungs

UPDATE:  My children have talked me into going out to dinner with them tonight. Day 4 on ECMO, September 3.…

12 years ago

Stable, still waiting for lungs

Today was Randy's 2nd day on ECMO and ventilator.  This morning he was trying to wake up, and breathe on…

12 years ago

ECMO and a Ventilator

The last couple of days have been so unbelievable that I truly am in an alternate universe.  The day before…

12 years ago

“The Waiting is the Hardest Part”

Tom Petty is correct:  "The waiting is the hardest part." Randy is feeling very tired, and he is on a…

12 years ago

Transplant Class and I have to stop eating comfort food!

What a lousy day.  In the last two months I have apparently indulged in too much comfort food because I…

12 years ago

Tam’s Bloody Fall

I don't mean that in a British kind of way, I mean it literally.  I am sort of famous for…

12 years ago

Change changes everything

Okay.  I confess it, I am having a very emotional time this morning.  My kids are cleaning out the garage…

12 years ago