This fourth of July I was vacationing in Colorado with my best friend Nick and his family. Nick and I took my new lungs on a hike to...

Thanks to Rusty Wright for providing these photos of the June 9th COTA Silent Auction & Fundraiser: COTA Fundraiser photos link 

Hey everyone, if you have perused the site lately at all you will notice there will be a massive fundraiser on June 9th, 2018 at Bonfire Collective. I...

    Growing up in the grounded middle class environment that I did there were always sign posts along the way that I told myself I was supposed...

Feeling great! I recently had the routine 3 month bronchoscopy and the biopsies showed no rejection in my lungs. The three month bronchoscopy is important because if it...

I've been home since Monday, August 21st.  I've had time to get my bearings, spend time with my husband, Henry,  and accomplish quite a few cleaning and organizational...

I have been reflecting on the high cost of health care and on the extraordinary cost of health care for those persons with chronic illnesses like Mark. I...

I wanted to report and talk about pulmonary function testing, or PFTs, today. The more specific name for the test is spirometery and it measures air flow through...

I have returned to Mark and Blair's after my trip home to relax, refresh and recharge. I flew back on August 2nd. I believe taking care of yourself...

I am on R and R from my role as caretaker post-transplant since May 27th. I arrived home July 25th and will return to Mark and Blair's on...