Hello friends,

Well, there isn’t really a whole lot new on the healthfront since I wrote last. I can say things have been calm, which of course is a good thing. People ask me how I am feeling, and the answer has become “holding steady.” I suppose that’s how I feel not just physically, but mentally too.

It’s flu season, approaching winter and the cold season; and for the first time, that weighs on me if I think about it. Consequently, it makes me thankful for every day I go by without a cold or an infection. I make consious efforts to stay away from anyone who is sick. ….I just heard on 60 minutes tonight that the H1N1 can travel through the air, easily, ten feet. … Doesn’t fit my “three foot rule.”

In the mean time, trying to do all the added regimens they (the medical team) wants me to do is not easy. I just want to keep doing what I want to do. I think that is starting to weigh on me mentally, because….well, I’ve never had any regrets with my health, how I conduct my life, always doing what is best in my opinion….but I don’t want to get myself in a situation when I may regret. Always do the right thing….hmmmm.

As for the logistics, my records went to Denver; I don’t qualify for the evaluation yet. Still a little too healthy…good problem to have.

I have had some interesting conversations with a couple of people who are transplant survivors. Encouraging. But even more so, educating.

I find it is best right now if I don’t think about it too much. So I try to avoid it. Not successfully. But for now…that’s the only approach that feels comfortable.