thanks for working your buns off

Last year right at this very moment I was in the ICU still hooked up to a monitor and recovering. On the way home this afternoon from St. George, Miss Lynda one of the most amazing nurses ever, texted me saying she was thinking about me and my family and hoping everyone was doing well. I am over my head, grateful for those nurses and doctors that worked their buns off for me and never blink when times got really hard and even harder.
We went down to St. George to see Gma and enjoy some sunshine. Saturday morning we went on a hike close by Gma's house. As Steve and I was looking around and enjoying the view right in front of us, we thought why had we ever left this place? It was so good to "go home" for us both this weekend.

There is a lot weighting on my annual check up. Let me list them for you.

1. Eliquis my blood thinner if I can get off of it
2. If I can get my eggs harvested if I am going to be still on eliquis
3. If we can now begin our surrogacy process
4. If I can fly to Florida and Kansas to see my family
5. If we can move away if we are getting the itch
6. And there might be more coming into my mind this next week

I am nervous and kind of excited to see how well my donor's heart is doing. I hope that I come out with flying colors.

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