As for the evaluation, it looks like the docs aren't ready to list me yet, as I am too "healthy"...I use quotes because I just had to sit down to rest after putting sheets on the bed. Anyway, my lung capacity is 50% and I have been sentenced to using oxygen if I'm active for more than 6 minutes at a time {insert confused silence here}. We did ask if there was a "magic" number my vital lung capacity would reach before I was listed and the doc said no. Long story short, when I do get the new lungs the timer will start ticking. Realistically, I will have between 5 and 10 years. Obviously, I could have more or less, but I'm known to shoot for average. So, that said, I really need to suck every last breath out of these babies before I trade them in for a new model. Until then, I will continue to see my docs here and organize my pretty little pills. I need to lose about 25 more pounds, but I'm learning to cook healthier and am enjoying getting in shape. No, really.
So...cheers all around! I'm in good spirits and am learning quickly, that the little things don't matter. None of us are guaranteed tomorrow, so does it matter if the lid on the trash can has coffee stains all over it or the blanket on the couch never gets folded? Yes, because if I don't have tomorrow, I don't want my mom see my messy house.
I often think about what allows us to walk by faith and not by sight. It's all of you and I thank you.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
James 1:2-3
