Life of A Transplant Recipient

We are normal people, at least i feel that we are. What’s normal anyway?

I do recognize each of us have in common something different than most, we have battled sickness for A very long time if not our whole lives.

Receiving an Organ by no means gives anyone perfect health and rarely is everything all bubbles & rainbows for the rest of our lives, nope. While it allows most to live on, often in good health, the continued risk of problems always seems to loom over us like the Good Year blimp.

To be honest from day one post transplant can truly be a mind game. If we allow fear and worry to grow and take over maybe the idea of transplantation isn’t for us. I personally deny the negative and enjoy the simplest of things, at least I try anyway. Regardless how positive we can be, the doctors make everything sound so serious if not down right dangerous! They tell us of frightening examples of what can happen and issues could attack us and put us back in the hospital, yep, very scary!

Any and all of us have in common that number one fear, being put back in the hospital. Much of our lives have been in too much, seen too much and felt too much! I personally hate being in! While we all do know that something could slam us and cause us to be fairly sick we all must find compromise in the things we do and live life at its fullest as possible.

I’ve been asked several times over the years, has all this been worth it? My immediate answer is set like stone in my mind, if I had a chance to do my life over what would I choose differently? Absolutely nothing…

Sure, Ive had many problems over the years, ok I’ll be honest, I’ve had more problems than imaginable. I guess to sum up my life is stating the fact of why I’m still alive, GOD. I know without a doubt through all my life of battles and struggles I have hope, joy, love and thanksgiving all by Gods hand! I don’t understand everything but my faith is in Him, my life is in my Lord.