My Second Chance At Living
On October 25, 2016 I received a phone call that changed my life. It was my hospital calling to let me know that they had a new set of lungs for me and that I needed to be at the hospital at 5:00 am the next day. I was confident that when this call came, I would turn into a hot mess, but I was actually very calm. This must have been due to the fact that I had been waiting for this day, just one day shy of 1,000 days. I was very tired of waiting and I was ill enough to welcome this gift.
My surgery took just 5.5 hours and was a success. I was soon talking and then walking and then riding a nu-step exercise bike. It felt amazing to breathe without supplemental oxygen! Unfortunately, an unrelated complication occurred and I remained in the hospital for 45 days for treatment. To make matters worse, I had no internet connection during my stay which meant no WA for me.
2016, prior to my transplant, had been a challenging year for me health wise. Even though I was plagued with fatigue, I devoted many hours to creating content for my website. I was also creating my next site! I was engaged and excited for the upcoming holiday season with all it's possibilities. As it turned out, life had a different plan for me.
Today I am regaining my strength, learning to live with many medications and all of their side-effects, enjoying the simple act of breathing and giving thanks to my donor and their family for this ultimate gift. I am well enough to come back to WA where I am wading through a lot of emails and coming up with new content ideas. I am happy to say that I still have my passion and excitement and am looking for my new "mojo". I am determined more than ever to become another WA success story.
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Thank you for sharing your life Erin .. I have tears in my eyes .. you are an inspiration! I wish you all the best. Cheers, William.
Welcome back. I'm so glad you were able to get your transplant and are back among us again. May God bless you in 2017 with good health, happiness and success.
Thanks so much for your warm wishes Jeanie...I wish you all the best in the upcoming new year:-)
Take Care, Erin
I am glad you got the transplant Erin. I hope you continue to recover and have a great time being back here and working on your sites!
Jessica
Thank you, Jessica, it feels great to be back and to feel so great!
All the best to you in the new year.
Take Care,
Erin
Wonderful story. You have the drive to succeed. Best wishes for 2017 and the rest of the next 1,000 days. Larry
Hi Larry, thank you for your thoughts and I wish you success with your next 1,000 days!
Take Care,
Erin
Thanks for sharing Natalie's story....reminds me that everything happens to us for a reason. I would not change my journey as it has formed me and made me stronger.
That's great. Many people have to wait a long time for that.Hope you get 100% soon. Thanks for sharing.
My 100% is very close....before transplant my lungs were functioning at 21% and last week my new lungs did 90%!
Thanks for your warm wishes...I am doing everything I am supposed to since I plan for a healthier 2017:-)
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Thank you for sharing Erin, all the best moving forward. You are successful already blessings.
Thanks, Alexander and yes I agree, success is already mine!
Take Care, Erin