On Monday I got to go to a fundraiser for my friend Ashley to help her raise money to get listed for a double lung transplant. I've known Ashley since I was 8 years old, we met at CF camp. The lousy insurance companies and medicaid are kicking her butt and giving her a really hard time with everything. She needs all the help she can get before she ( Read more... )

Just watched Entertainment Tonight... something I don't do that frequently, but I was bored. I saw Scott Baio give his emotional recount of his struggle to find out if his newborn daughter had GA1. (Basically it reminds me a lot of PKU... the body can't break down a certain aminio acid, which leads to brain problems.) The worst part of his speech ( Read more... )

I went with Ken on Friday to Cedar Key to celebrate the 1st day of summer for me! Here are some pics!


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Three weeks or so ago my college's Free Friday Night brought in an OXYGEN BAR for the students' entertainment! The last I heard about these oxygen bars were in CA around the time I was waiting for my transplant & on oxygen myself (about 2001/2002). I thought this had phased out. First of all, it does you no good. Second of all, it could actually ( Read more... )

The bronch results got back early! I have no rejection or infection... woohooo! I have B1, which is minimal lymphocytic bronchialitis. The drs "aren't sure what that means".Meaning, they don't know why. Which is understandable if you break it down; lymphocytes are white blood cells, bronchial; breathing tubes, itis; inflammation. So I have some ( Read more... )

Yesterday was the big day when all of the teaching positions for next year went up. I have already applied for about 14! I only want to teach primary. I'm really excited about the prospect of a new year & new interviews & no longer having to work 7:30am-5:30pm & drive all around the city wasting SO much gas! I'm also a bit nervous though. I really ( Read more... )

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The Girl Scout sleepover is all done & went great! Well... mostly; only a few bumps to mention & then the good stuff ( Read more... )

SWAP madness is officially over...stayed up all night trying to tie it together.

No onto the wild & crazy sleepover... & to watch the girls eat cereal, bread, nuggets, noodles, taco shells, graham crackers & consume enough corn syrup to fill a nearby lake... fun! :D

LOL!

Yesterday I was subbing in a 2nd grade class for the second consecutive day. Overall, the class was Off. The. Wall. Never in my life have I seen kids act like that! Complete disregard for most directions until I tell them that they will walk laps during recess. But that is not the interesting part ( Read more... )