Skip to main content

be kind...alright!

This week started out not good and ended much better. I changed my mindset. I thought how Christ treats people with kindness, never judging, caring, and with love. Over the month I have started to go to work only for the patients rather than me going to work really excited about everything. At the beginning of this week I did not want to go in, but I did anyways. I noticed how I started to treat people at my work differently. A couple of Sundays ago I remembered one of the lessons was on how we treat everyone we come in counter with on a day to day basis. That day I thought of a moment when I was going to get some pills at the pharmacy, the woman who I interacted with wasn't nice at all. After I walked off and said some words that I shouldn't have said. We are all humans and we forget things and I'm a lost cause because I can't even remember if I took my pills or not, but anyways. We don't even know why people treat you the way they do, but we can change our attitudes on how we treat them back. I encounter my co-workers every day of the week and my attitude about everything was totally wrong, so I decided I was going to try to act like Christ and try to treat people as He does. It was tough, but at the end of my day I was happier. Happiness is the best thing.
Saturday was the best ever. My dad, mom, Steve and I went up to Snowbird and skied all day. I fell a few times, didn't freeze, wasn't tired, and had a whole lot of fun. It is amazing what new heart can do. I wouldn't have been able to enjoy myself that much if it wasn't for my donor. She is the best thing that anyone could ever give me. For my birthday this coming Monday, tomorrow I got a bracelet with the date I received my gift of life. This gift is definitely exactly what it says it is. I am a changed woman who is so thankful for all her trials thus far in her life. I would change lives with anyone because I know that each and every one of us on this earth has a plan and I am sticking with my plan.

My better half and I on wilbere chairlift

Mom and I waiting to go up gadzoom

All of us at the top

On last Monday I had to check my prograf levels because silly me I already took it. It came back a little low, but they didn't change anything so they are planning on checking it the next time I'm in which is Feb. 4th, right before my half marathon.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Chalk It Up as a Miracle.........

Some of you may know, but Ashley went through another Heart Transplant yesterday. After her first first new heart started to fail, we re-listed on the her on the transplant list immediately. We knew getting another heart would be a long shot, but we wanted the option to be there if a heart came available. Sure enough 18 hours on the list a second heart came available that was a perfect match for Ashley. Ironically, it took 4.5 months and then 2 hearts in the same week. We, including the doctors, are all chalking it up as a miracle. It was decided not to wait to see if the first heart would handle the load she would need but rather to move forward with the new donor heart. Going through a transplant a second time makes you really feel for the family who lost their daughter, sister, spouse and friend. We are grateful again for the family and the individual who choose to give life. We were in quite a predicament and feel only divine intervention could have provided a means out. Ashley is
8 comments
Read more

Stinking Breathing Tube!!!! Actually they are out!!! YAYA

Anywho the stinking breathing tube is still in, which makes it more than miserable for Ashley. She is so frustrated, can't talk, can't get anyone to understand what she is trying to say.  It's difficult to see her suffer like she has. The Dr. just told us it's not all just up to her, her lungs may just be that full of fluid that the oxygen saturation may just be low. They have gotten lots of fluid off her which is helping and we are hoping later today will be the day. It's going to take getting that out to  get her up walking and making leaps and bounds of improvements. We are calling today day 2 post surgery, she was on bypass through the weekend which did not put her ahead any, she had fluid on board already from the first surgery so now the fluid has basically compounded. 8PM Update- Breathing tubes are out, still on oxygen, much less irritated, she has one of her favorite nurses on tonight and we think another one of her fav's  will be working with her
2 comments
Read more

quarantine = self reflection

I was talking with my lovely mother on Facetime this morning and she suggested to post on my blog. I look at my blog and noticed I haven't posted since November! So here you go, during this crazy time I am no longer working and my day to day tasks have shifted drastically. I am sure all of you know what is going on all over the world. I hope all of you are staying safe and healthy. I have been in this situation before. I was taken out of the game due to my heart, my life was soccer. Now my life was going to work and heading off to soccer practice, but COVID-19 has taken that away. I am reflecting on my response when my heart wasn't doing that well. At first I was frustrated and asking why? Now I am doing the same thing. WHY? Because I am HUMAN I know!!! This time I caught myself and decided to choose another route.  My alternate route has been getting outside every darn day, no matter the weather and enjoying the beauties of this earth, sun, clouds, rain, breeze, nature, the s
1 comment
Read more