This is what it is all about!

Views from the Highway 29

Relaxing! This is what it is all about!

The trailer on the lake.

Views from the lawn area.

I had a wonderful 3 days at the lake. This is what life is all about! Enjoying each and every moment.

I got to the lake on Friday at noon. Cindy Keyes was there and we spent the next 7 hours sitting on the lawn area talking, eating, drinking (no alcohol) and reading. The weather was perfect! That evening Bob fixed us a wonderful dinner and I went to bed early. I now have a TV in my little bedroom so each night I would get in bed and watch the news before falling to sleep. In the morning I would wake up at 7:00AM, make my coffee and jump back in bed to watch TV and have my morning coffee until 9:00AM. It was so relaxing.

Saturday Bob and Cindy had to leave to go back home but Linda and Scott came up. I got a surprise because Linda brought her grand kids, Kennedy and Kiley to play at the lake. We had such a wonderful time. The girls are sooooo cute and sweet. Kiley kept looking at me funny with my cap on and finally asked where my hair went. I told her that I was sick and that the doctor gave me some medicine to make me feel better but it took my hair away. She then asked to touch the top of my head to feel the new hair growing. It was so cute and made me cry! We had another wonderful day playing with the girls (although I couldn't do much but watched) it was relaxing. That night we sat on their deck talking with friends until 11:00PM. Wow I was so surprised I stayed up that long. Scott walked me up to my trailer and I slept great that night.

Sunday morning I did the same sat in bed with my coffee watching the food network shows. I got up and made breakfast and started organizing things in the trailer. I haven't been there for over a year and there were things I wanted to clean up and organize. I love my little trailer so much. This was the first time I have been able to stay there by myself and enjoy the quiet time. I have a CD of the songs from "Dirty Dancing" and played that so loud while I cleaned. I like to sing and listen to my music. I left the lake around 2:30PM with sadness. Don't get me wrong I love my home but being there is like "heaven". Look at the pictures above and decide for yourself. Can't wait to go back up again!

Today I am going to rest because I have a very big day tomorrow. I called Charlene at the heart transplant center to look up my results of the light chain count. I will let everyone know my count once she calls back. This is very important to see the progression of my disease and whether or not the stem cell transplant stopped the progression. I'm confident it did but need confirmation. I also have a heart biopsy but feel good about that because my shared heart is doing just fine. The fatigue I feel is mostly from the stem cell transplant and is very common. I will continue resting and gaining strength. I'm hoping to start walking again too.

I will be posting the invitation to the fundraiser for my donor, Jazmin on August 29th. It will be a celebration of my recovery and my heartful gratitude to Jazmin. I'm hoping to raise enough money to purchase the headstone form Jazmin and her sister Jamae. Look for the invitation coming soon!

Have a wonderful day and make it a memorable one too.

Love,

Debbie