It’s been two years since receiving my new lung. My life has completely changed. It’s so strange going from days to live to this! A new lease on life.
I left Idaho and all I knew for California, where I was born and raised, I was prepared for hospice and death. UCLA decided I was worth saving. What an incredible outcome!
I haven’t seen my husband in three years. I haven’t been able to travel and visiting me hasn’t been worth his effort. A sting to be sure.
I lost my joy when my son was killed. My identity was loving him. He was my world. I lost my father, my hero, to cancer two weeks later.
My sister is the reason I am still alive today. My champion, my best friend.
Almost dying gives a person a new outlook on life. Everything is clearer, brighter, sweeter. Even though I have yet to understand why I am still here; it’s a joy to be alive.
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