I’m hoping to use this blog to connect with others who share a similar situation, to keep family and friends updated, and as a journal for my daughter.

Be Brave

I love meeting new people and making new friends. Since starting my blog, I've had others contact me and share kind comments, words of...

I'm sure you guessed it. I had another visit to the ER and hospital. Luckily, this time I was already downtown for my Endocrinologist...

One of these days I'm going to have an amazing, positive and uplifting post. I keep counting down to that day. Unfortunately, I don't...

We are keeping things eventual as we normally do here at the Smith house. On May 5th, my 1 year transplant anniversary, we jumped on a...

To be truly honest, it's been a really tough week. It started out great. I was going on 2 mile walks with friends and feeling stronger...

Some days I'm as happy as a kitten chasing a leaky cow and other days I feel like a one legged man in a butt kicking contest. The last...

They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it takes a village to care for me. I am truly blessed with friends and family who...

I decided to use the texts and facebook posts from Levi to document my transplant and stroke journey. I added several pictures that...

This past week I spent a few days in Palo Alto for my 10 month check up. I completed a blood draw, chest X-ray, PFT (pulmonary function...

Levi is out of town this week for work and I was able to have some alone time. Before my stroke and transplant, I always enjoyed company....