Not so great at this . . .

Okay, so my blogging hasn't been the best. It gets pushed on the back burner when life is happening, which is pretty much all the time. :) The tennis shop opens tomorrow full-time so that has taken a LOT of my time. Then there were also soccer tryouts, baseball practices, band practices, small group gatherings not to mention the beautiful weather and the PHILLIES!

I'm tired - feeling it today. I think some of it is stress but it will work itself out.

I'll leave you with some pictures I took recently (did I mention I love my camera?) . . .

Prayer Request

Please pray for Tricia: http://cfhusband.blogspot.com/

IN THE OR

I just said goodbye to Tricia as they wheeled her into the OR. She should be falling to sleep now, and they'll begin ASAP, even before the new lungs arrive.

She was very calm and happy, thanks in large part to the pain meds that she has been on for the chest tube.

Agnes and I have been on our phones with people since we heard the news, and now we'll sit and wait. Don and my parents should be here within the next 3-4 hours.

Here at Duke, for CF patients, there is a 90-95% survival rate for the surgery itself. Tricia has a few more risks because she is still on a vent (it's very rare that any CFer gets transplanted while on a vent). We know that the new lungs are type O, which is the universal blood type.

I'm moving a few things to the car, and then spending some time with Gwyneth.

I've got the OR pager on my, but it literally won't be until they're all done that we'll hear anything. I'll post from now until then with some things that are in my head and on my heart.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. The next 7-9 hours (average for a double lung TX surgery) will be the most difficult of my entire life, and I can't tell you how much it means to know there are literally tens of thousands of people right here with us.

I praise God for what He has done, for what He is doing, and for what He is going to do.

Thank you.

Nate

Baseball's Back!

If you know me, you know I'm excited! Go Phillies!

Thanks to the generosity of some friends, Cal & I were able to attend the home opener yesterday. It was rainy and cold but I wouldn't have missed it - well, until the top of the 9th when it all fell apart and our substitute closer now has an ERA of 135.00 (if you're not a baseball fan, that is beyond bad). Still it was a great time - and I get to go again in June and see them play the BoSox!!! I am wondering if I could somehow be a ballgirl at the age of 36 so I could see more games . . .

I'll upload pictures as soon as I edit them.