Last Thursday, we had our second outpatient transplant clinic visit. The cardiologist we were was one we’d seen pre-transplant, in the CVICU, and in the step-down unit. She spoke on how good Amanda looked out of the hospital and in real clothes. Everything was good, with only minor medicine changes. It was farmers’ market day…

I know it’s been a minute. If you’ve been following us for a while, you know that when we get home, whether it’s for a travel trip or a hospital visit, I don’t like to post. And also know, no news is good news. Also, I needed a break from writing for reasons I’ll cover…

It’s been a few busy days since I last posted. Larry came in on Monday night, and Amanda had all the appointments on Tuesday. Larry and I mostly ate and hung out with Amanda when she wasn’t busy with OT/PT. Tuesday night, we went to a preseason Predators hockey game. Being preseason, the tickets were…

Friday, when I arrived at the parking garage and went to pull into a spot, there was glass everywhere. I tried another, same thing, but with the addition of a whole window on the ground too. Then another and another. There had been a mass break-in in the large and oversized vehicle lot. A guy…

I had a night off last night to go to a show. Not a typical show for Nashville, but it had a vibe that fit this city. First, let me preface the show with how I came about going. I wasn’t expecting to commute so much when I chose the apartment; how could I know…

Saturday morning, my first mistake was going to Chick-fil-A. I left a little later in the morning to catch Amanda after she got out of OT. On the drive in, I saw countless soccer teams playing in church and school yards. Everyone else was apparently getting chicken biscuits! The store I typically go to has…

Wednesday was a busy day. Amanda had dialysis first thing, as is typical; they got her before I was there. This time, I came to the hospital instead of going back to the apartment. I needed to chat with anybody who came by; it was discharge day, and I didn’t want anything to mess up…

I woke up pretty tired Tuesday. I worked on medical bills and a few other things, laundry, and whatnot before getting to bed Monday night. I was taking care of some things I’d left for another day last week. Finally, I had to tell myself, quite literally, “Barkley, eat the food you just picked up…

Saturday morning, I woke and was immediately thinking of the timing of things. When Amanda gets out of both the hospital and rehab facility, I’ll work on getting Tank up here, when and if she’ll need a kidney transplant on top of everything else, when I have to go to work, and how long we…

After Amanda went back for the wound surgery, I hung out for a while at Hopdoddy, eating lunch and chatting with Brett till the afternoon. It was a good distraction instead of being worried about Amanda being gone. I still hadn’t heard anything from the OR, so by the time I got back to the…