(Several months old... but a cute picture! Me and my Joe)
Wow! It's been forever since I've written a post. I'm sorry. I guess I just don't have much to update about. Everything is going fine. No news is good news, right? Well, yesterday marked one and a half years post transplant for me. I certainly am very blessed! All my levels and numbers are doing great so far. I'm not going to clinic as often as before, which is nice. I'm exercising and loving it. Though life always has it's ups and downs, in regards to my health I feel fine.
A quick update... I had a bit of a scare recently when they thought my a1c (blood sugar levels) were very high, so I might have been developing diabetes. However, it apparently was a mistake and my levels are actually doing okay. But it did scare the shit out of me! I felt it was sort of a wake-up call for me and I've decided to watch what I eat and exercise more aggressively. Many CF people develop CF related diabetes. I am told it's only a matter of time before all CF patients develop it... but I want to keep it at bay as long as I can if possible.
Other than that, I'm maintaining a healthy weight, my pft's are slowly going up, and I'm living life like never before. All I can say is I feel blessed. So very blessed. There have been many losses around me recently and it breaks my heart. Life is so beautiful and so precious. I wish we could all realize that. Sometimes I look around at life and simply soak it all in. All the beauty, the smells, the sights, the feel of the wind across my face... Don't take it for granted. It is so beautiful.
In conclusion I want to share a poem I wrote a long time ago. I might have posted it before, but it really states what I'm feeling right now...:
-This Life-
Life; a gift
a walk; a struggle
Everyone a story, a reason
to look back, go back, give up, give in
or to remain steadfast, forward, relentless
Take my hand; begin again
Don't close your eyes, you'll miss it
Don't take for granted; ambition
Don't run away; your dreams aren't over
Take this world and make it
Take my heart, don't break it
Gone; in a second it could change
This life; a gift
Don't waste it
Before it all fades...
~
My love to you.
~Julia Jean
(One and a half years...)
