Today we celebrate John’s 3 month birthday from his heart transplant, and we remember the thankless gift from his donor’s family.
Every day I am asked about John, and my first response is “He’s perfect!” And for the most part, that is true! It has been an incredibly blessed month for us. The best way to describe it came straight from John. He went to the grocery store by himself one day, and when he got home he said to me, “I almost lost it after walking to my truck. I got choked up.” I asked him what happened, and he said, “I just remember not being able to walk around the store and to the car. I can’t believe I feel this good.”
John’s month has given him an indescribable appreciation for his new heart that he was told he would experience, but that took a little while to fully comprehend because recovery is sometimes no fun!
Here are some of the things John’s enjoyed this month:
~ He’s back at work – full time! John’s company has been wonderful to us, and they were expecting him to come back even later than he did. I was so proud of him for going back so soon!
~ He’s been chipping in the backyard getting ready to play some golf again.
~ He went to the GA/TN game, and of course that broke GA’s losing streak!
~ He skips up the stairs two at a time.
~ He pressure washed some of the outside of our house.
~ He takes walks around the the entire neighborhood with me. He has never been able to do that since we’ve moved here.
It has been quite a month!!
On a slightly disappointing note, John’s last biopsy, this past Monday, came back showing that he is having a little rejection. His rejection level is 1 out of 4. This is very common, and what the doctors have always prepped us for, but because we have been so blessed with zero rejection since his transplant, we were a little concerned. John’s doctors aren’t nearly as concerned as we have been. They just adjusted John’s medications, and he will go back at the end of November for another biopsy. This slight rejection hasn’t affected John at all. He has just continued going strong.
I remind John that a slight 1 rejection is nothing compared to where he’s been. We are trying to stay focused on our blessing of his new heart and to not be fearful. After all, God has already shown us that he is in control and will take care of us. We are now praying for continued good health and zero rejection next time along with the continued peace that I, especially, experienced over the past several months.
We thank you so much for all of your continued prayers for John and for rejoicing with us in all of his blessings!! We look forward to what new adventures this next month will bring
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