What Were YOU Doing Six Months Ago?
Six months ago today, I received two wonderful, life-saving lungs. It still catches me off guard that I can run errands in the morning and still have energy for a walk in the evening. I can bend down to pick up a pile of clothes from the floor and not be out of breath on my way back up. Scot and the kids have to catch up to ME when we’re walking together. I can hop in the shower without all the effort to protect my central IV site. I’m still seeing people for the first time since surgery and I see them try to place the differences in me: my coloring, the shape of my face, my shorter hair (have I mentioned my hair's starting to fall out?), the scars on my neck – it’s all just a little different than the Kim of last fall. My body is still in healing mode. Although I deal with many side effects from my 17+ daily meds, my biggest issue right now is combating the migraine headaches I’m getting. Migraines occur, in the 20% of the population who are...