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A twosome Birthday celebration for my bride. This super woman is my bacon of light that keeps the darkness away. Happy Birthday my love!

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We had an awesome Birthday weekend in McKinney celebrating our eldest son Mark Jr’s lap around the sun. Our hearts are full.

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Still on the mend but so very blessed to be home to celebrate Miranda and Matt’s birthday dinner and celebration. Family is everything and that is for sure!

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Well here I am, in-patient again going on day 5. This pesky antibiotic resistant lung infection continues to require IV antibiotic therapy. Not sure what the long term impact may be but it may be yet another layer in my ongoing health maintenance routines to add to the rigor of what being a lung transplant patient involves.

Super uplifting today was a well-check visit from one of my OG Pulmonary Transplant Institute Physicians Dr Levine. So blessed to have such a high caliber medical team on top of helping me achieve the best health possible for me.

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When the objective is outpacing a resistant infection? REHAB!!

No better personal trainer at my side than my Sweetie. Have Mercy! (I do)

“There is No Quit in this Outfit!”

#LungRehab #caregiver

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My Granddaughter Lola Grace crafted a friendship bracelet way for me to mark my 8th Lung Anniversary. I love it and wear it proudly.

“MiracleLY Great to be at 8!”

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“MiracleLY Great to be at 8!”

Celebrating my 8th Lung Anniversary with my family at home. Still fighting a pesky bacterial infection in my lungs but delivering a stronger will to overcome and defeat this latest bugaboo.

I remain committed to strive for the best health I am able to achieve one day at a time good Lord willing.

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Just a matter of hours away from my 8th Lungaversary. This year, like the previous 7 years has not been without its health pitfalls. All of which are par for the course of a Bilateral Lung Transplant survivor. Covid 19 got me twice this year as well as a lung infection in between the two bouts of Covid. As I type this farewell to 2024 I am in-patient at University Hospital under treatment for Bacterial Pneumonia. The amazing news is I have just been discharged to go home and continue my treatment with oral antibiotics. I am ready to head home and be with my loving family for the new year!

Goodbye 2024!

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Blessings upon blessings in 2024! We welcomed Grandbaby #9! Miss Camila is growing so fast and already tries to keep up with big sister Valencia. Mercy and I love to spend time with any of our nine grands who now range in age from 20 to under a year with Miss Camila.

I have been blessed to welcome four of my nine grandchildren since my life saving bilateral lung transplant in January 2017. All glory to God and the gift of organ donation.

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“Oh thank Heaven for 7!”

As I begin my 8th year of post-op bilateral lung transplant life gifted by an organ donor I pledge to do more in 2024.

I pray to do all that I can, and more, one day at a time, to achieve the best health possible. Our God is an awesome God!

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A few hours away from marking 7 years post-op from my bilateral lung transplant. So many blessing I’ve been graced to experience in my bonus time since an organ donor I never met saved my life.

Witnessing my Granddaughter Valencia Elise on the day of her Baptism is just another beautiful life experience organ donation blessed me with.

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This Tumblr page has evolved into tracking my progress since undergoing a bilateral lung transplant in January 2017. The best part for me is sharing the many blessings I’ve experienced since receiving the gift of life. Most of these blessings celebrate La Familia!

We had such a wonderful weekend visiting our grandkids in McKinney. Bonding with the newest blessing in the family, Miss Alora Rayne. Her smile lights up the whole place.

Knocking on the door to my 7th Lungaversary! God is good all the time.

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First day home after spending Easter week end in the hospital, actually Saturday to Tuesday. Finishing up recovery from pneumonia at the house and I have the very best medicine to help me battle back to the best heath possible.

Family is truly everything!

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Six weeks away from hitting my 6.5 year mark post-op from my bilateral lung transplant. This month I added my first ever ambulance ride from Austin Seton Main Hospital to San Antonio’s University Hospital. It was a cold and bumpy ride but the EMS dudes were awesome!

What a ride!

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Can’t say enough about how incredible Dr Ong & Co areat the University Hospital Transplant Institute. You can see how elated I felt when they gave me the all okay to leave the hospital and finish my recovery at home. These folks are true miracle workers!

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Spending Easter in the hospital was not at all what we planned for. I was able to watch the Pope deliver Easter Mass.

After all testing by the transplant medical team it was determined I tested positive for what the jokingly refer to as the OG Corona Virus, non Covid19. Turns out there are 6 or seven strains of the Corona Virus several of them being non Covid19.

Well that was enough to develop double pneumonia. Swift action and aggressive IV antibiotic therapy had me feeling better after several days.

Thank you Universe Hospital Transplant Institute!

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In a few days I’ll celebrate my 6th Lungaversary with my family. Not a day has gone by since January 1, 2017 that I don’t offer prayers of thanksgiving to my organ donor and his family for bestowing me the gift of life. The gift of more time with my loved ones. I continue to strive and work hard to maintain the best health possible one day at a time. Trying my best to honor the miracle inside my body. 💚🦋💙🫁