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Lets go for a hike!

Steve, my mom and I decided to go for a hike this afternoon. So we piled into the jeep and headed to Little Cottonwood Canyon. We ended up at the Bell Canyon Trail. I was pretty stoked to see how well I could handle this trail compared to Mount Olympus. On a side note- My mom never leaves Gus Gus (Gus's extra LVAD computer and extra batteries) when we leave the house, even if it's only for 5 minutes. A little ridiculous if you ask me. So, Steve grabbed Gus Gus and up the trail we headed. We were about an eighth of a mile up the trail and BOOM!!! I literally thought Steve punched me or a big boulder hit me right in the chest. If you know Steve you know what it would feel like if he socked you in the chest. It startled me so bad. What happened was I received a treatment from my defibrillator which was implanted back in 2009. Steve called the LVAD 24 hour emergency number and got a hold of Genea the LVAD nurse. While Steve was on the phone my mom starts asking all the stroke questions and asking if I knew who my husband was and what her number was and so on. I told her I was fine! Genea said that the protocol is to come into the hospital, but she knows how much I love hospitals... NOT! So long story short- I will go in tomorrow to have them check my defibrillator and everything. So there goes comparing how well I do, I guess. I am feeling fine, it is crazy, they have told me for years that I would know if I received treatment and yup I sure do. Felt like a horse kicked me, or my stallion of a husband.
Well, I am ready and I want to thank all who have prayed for me. You guys are amazing!! :)


Here is my Driveline site without a bandage. LVAD nurses say it looks real good. 

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