I’ve owed yall this one for a while, it’s all about the kidneys. We knew the kidneys may be an issue early on. Back in Texas, a new cardiologist mentioned doing a dual heart-kidney transplant. The head of the Methodist heart transplant program right away said Amanda would need kidneys when we had our initial…

I just realized I haven’t posted a follow-up on Amanda’s biopsy. If you follow us on the socials, you know we got good news because I posted there and forgot to post anything here, sorry! It was around lunch that I figured we might hear something on Friday, but we still hadn’t heard from Adrienne,…

For Advent, I have been reading Luke. One chapter a day will have you ending on Christmas Eve if you start on December 1. I also started John a little later, but keeping the same rhythm, I’ll finish at the same time. I have been using John as my morning study. I typically read until…

Sunday, it was good to be back at church. While back in Texas, I’d missed every Sunday being at work. Amanda hadn’t made it to our Sunday school class while I was gone and had only made a couple of services, too. Everyone was glad to see us both there and back together. This Nashville…

I’ll do my best to catch you up quickly since my last post. I’ve been busy with work and haven’t had much time to write. Now that I’m back in Tennessee, I’ve got a little more time to catch y’all up. Amanda spent three days in the hospital after the last biopsy due to the…

Hi everyone, it’s Brittany! I spent the past week with Amanda in Nashville and we had a wonderful visit! Regardless of the circumstances, I’m always thankful to spend time hanging out with my best friend and sister in Christ. As everyone who has flown in to Nashville recently to help care for Amanda knows, she…

Amanda had her follow-up biopsy this morning after the last showed she had rejection. Even though she received multiple rounds of steroids and was monitored for a few days, this biopsy showed the same cellular rejection status 2R. That status is considered a moderate rejection, but in the real world, it is the first level…

When Amanda arrived at the cardiac step-down unit at Vandy, she saw many familiar faces. Most of whom couldn’t stop saying how good she looked compared to when she was inpatient. Before they got to step down, they stopped by the pharmacy for Jenny to run in and pick up a new pain patch. Over…

Yes, not the post title I thought I’d be making, but Amanda is in rejection. She had a biopsy yesterday and got the call this afternoon that she was in rejection. It’s a 2R, which is what we dealt with not long after the transplant back in July. They can knock this back with a…

Last time I left you, I was about to hop on a plane to San Antonio to take a return-to-work exam. Well, I’m already back in Texas again. So, back to where I left you. I got to San Antonio, fine, crashed for a short time in a hotel, then went to the depot. I…