Holiday Survival

OK...so I am not the most faithful blogger. I can come up with all kinds of creative excuses why I have not blogged in the last month. We can chalk it up to being busy with the holidays or that I simply did not have time. The truth is I just have not felt like it. Not very exciting but that is the truth for you!

I did manage to survive the holidays. I am so thankful for the ability to shop on-line. Cabellas and Wal-Mart became my life saver. The kids had a wonderful holiday and we were very blessed with so many people bringing us food and gifts to make sure our Christmas was special. Doug and I were so amazed by the generosity of others to the point of being overwhelmed. I kept asking Doug "why us"? I still would have traded it all to have my old life back. That may not seem very grateful but that feeling was with me the whole month of December.

We did have a scare the week of Christmas when the local hospital thought I was having congestive heart failure and called us on Christmas Eve to share that bit of news with us. For five days, Doug and I were scared out of our mind. All we could do is pray. We ended up at Mayo for heart tests and my heart checked out fine. Praise God! Now looking back, it sure puts things in perspective. One phone call can change your life.

I just spent this past week at Mayo for more tests and appointments. We found out that my lung functioning has improved 6% which is not much but it is something. They feel I only need oxygen at night which is good. The specialists keep telling me that I am a long way from recovering and that it could take several months before I feel better. All I can do is hope and pray and lean on family and friends. This is something I am learning how to do slowly.