A couple of days ago while typing up some product descriptions and describing cotton as soft for the hundredth time, I got an email. Well, I get emails all day long, but when staring out the window for distraction gets old I actually decide to read those pesky suckers. This one was from my transplant coordinator and amongst […]

I had a dream and I made it my reality. These past few months, I’ve had a lot of time to myself to rest and recover. However, being idle for so long left me with too much time. Too much time to think. Too much time to create goals. Too much time to panic and […]

Since Thanksgiving day sales are still going on, it musn’t be too late to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving! This Thanksgiving, I most certainly have much to be thankful for. For starters, this is the first year in three years that I could enjoy turkey with my family. Having been a foolish self-inflicted vegetarian (as if […]

Being home is fantastic because I get to sleep in my bed, see my family and friends, watch a giant TV fully equipped with thousands of channels and DVR. But perhaps the best part of being home is the visit to my hairstylist! When I was in the hospital, I went 6 weeks without washing my […]

One of the lovely perks of extended hospital stays is having your entire sleep schedule thrown out of whack. Now that I am home I have virtually become nocturnal, hooting with the owls and such. Every night I prepare like I am going to get a full night’s rest, tuck myself in, and cuddle with […]

“Why are you wearing that?” “What’s wrong with her?” “Girl, show your pretty face.” “You ain’t gone get sick.” “What are you? Michael Jackson?” “Oooo she has ebola.” Neither now nor ever is the best time in America to be walking around wearing a surgical mask. You see when you get a heart transplant, there is […]

2 months, 2 open-heart surgeries, and -20 pounds later, I am home for good! The doctors were certainly hesitant to let me go leave. That was only because they loved me so much, right? I made sure to wear my new camo print leggings when I was discharged, because after everything I had been through Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor” […]

I should have known it was going to be a good day when shortly after midnight, I beat that level of Candy Crush that I had been stuck on for weeks. Today is the third and three has always irrationally been my lucky number. I was born on 9/3, the same day as Bob and […]

I didn’t have any ruby slippers since I only played the Wicked Witch of the West in our 8th grade rendition of the Wizard of Oz. So, I tapped the heels of my Birkenstocks three times while reciting the famous lines “there’s no place like home” and before I knew it, I was home. Well, […]