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HUMP day!! Hope everyone is having a wonderful day. So yesterday, Tuesday, I had a clinic visit with the doctor. They say everything is looking and sounding great with my ticker. They remind me every time I go in that my immune system is extremely low right now and to slow down. So I nod my head, like yes, okay I understand, but inside I'm like come on people its been over 5 years and I feel amazing why can't I be doing everything I want to be doing. Like going out to dinner anywhere with a bunch of people, go to the movies with a lot of people around or even work. I wish my body would start to feel weird when I got myself in a situation that was too germy for me, if that makes sense. Anyways, my blood work came back great, except my prograf troft level was still high, 18. They want me between 12-16, so they lowered my dosage.  Next Monday I have another biopsy and echocardiogram, gotta love those days...NOT! But ya gotta do what ya gotta do!
Okay, enough about all that crap. My best friend Scottie and I went driving up to Park City on Monday and ate at Main Street Pizza and Noodles. Great GF pizza there FYI. We were chatting up a storm as usual, but this time it was more adult stuff, like how we are getting older and how we see the world differently than we did back when we were kids. Becoming an adult isn't easy its hard work, all these decisions you have to make that might change your future. I am enjoying the journey I am on though. There are so many challenges out in this world that can tear us down, but it is how we react to these challenges that makes who we are. Next time you are faced with a challenge big or small think about both sides of how you might react. Now go out there with your head held high because you got this, you soo GOT THIS!!! :)


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