Once the transplant team came by, we were able to fill in the pieces on how things were going to go for treatment. First was the central line; they would typically go through the neck or chest for more mobility. With Amanda’s venous structure above her heart being reconstructed, they wanted to use her groin.…

I think we both slept better last night; I know I did with my melatonin/benadryl cocktail. I slept well til the railroad called me to go to work around 1 am. I didn’t take that call to work, but luckily, I still had a couple of paid sick days left. Hopefully, I won’t need more…

Let’s just say I missed the bed at the Westin. It was nothing spectacular, but it wasn’t one of the lousy hospital recliners to sleep in! I had a horrible night’s sleep since the recliner didn’t tilt or lay very flat. Plus, my feet hang off about a foot or two, so I pulled up…

After a good night’s sleep, I called Amanda to check on her. She was already up and had a decent night’s sleep as well. I got ready and headed over to the hospital. I didn’t even bother asking Amanda if she wanted Starbucks; I knew the answer! On the way over, I was thinking of…

As I waited with Amanda in recovery, the telemetry monitor kept beeping because her heart rate was constantly getting over 130 just lying there. I never saw it below 128, either. Since it was both sides of the heart were checked, she still had a sheath in her groin site. This caused more waiting for…

It was close to 3 pm before they took Amanda back to the cath lab. This is one of the later procedures she’s had in this lab. I walked the all-familiar hallway as they rolled her back. The nurse didn’t tell me where I needed to kiss her goodbye; I think he knew this wasn’t…

We’ve been busy, hence the lack of posts. This is always a busy time of the year for us. Once home from our heativersary trips, it’s officially the holiday season and all that comes with that. For us, this means a lot of ministry work, too. Our last trip was a ministry trip to various…

That title is just as scary to write as it is to read; no, I’m sure it is much more frightening for me to write than for you to read. We don’t know specifically if we are in a full-blown rejection or what level it is. Sadly, we won’t even have the answer to that…

I’m learning new things with our hotel this trip. The medical rate was a great find, and we took the shuttle to Amanda’s radiology appointments this morning. It’s a few miles away, and I just didn’t want to drive and deal with the hotel valet or parking at the other location. I’d never seen the…