Re: Gwynne from your AIR FAMILY

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Oh my Lord "How GREAT THOU ART"   I am sending you something special..  along with much love and prayers.We're all so Thankful for this day Gwynne's NEW Birthday.May you heal quickly and be out walking little Misha. Breathe without coughing.Breath DEEP and easy.. Oh it's true.Go buy new glasses that don't blow at you.Put nothing up your nose EVER again.LIVE OUR GWYNNE LIVE."CONGRATULATIONS"Peggy  ;DCongratulations,Much love and strength GwynnieLove Ze xxxSending love and prayers!Congratulations!!!!Beth Amen! Praying and waiting.... Babs in TexasBET THIS IS THE BEST PRESENT YOU EVER GOT  HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND CONGRATS ON THE NEW LUNGS  NOW THOSE ARE SOME SERIOUS BIRTHDAY BALLOONSBRETT BOWSER      Sending love prayers and hugs to Gwynne! Congrats on the new birth. KennellyI am excited and praying for a wonderful outcome!Steve59 from WA.Gwynne I owe you lunch when you're ready to go....anytime anywhere its my turn. BruceMuch love to you! JaneGwynnie!  What a marvelous "Birth-Day" you are having!"Happy Happy birth--day ba -aby"Love ya to pieces. Mama-SherCongrats to Gwynnie from newbies Joe/Joanie April is a great month to be born!!!!!! I am singing the Halleluia chorus and crying my eyeballs out!  What a wonderful birthday present and even more incredible that her family is with her.   May the Lord continue to watch over and shower you with His blessings! We love you, Lady Gwynne. KathieKeeping you in my thoughts & heart, Dearest Gwynne,love,GIOGwynne...we're all thinking of you! JoyGod Bless,TinaGwynne,  I am praying for you.  So glad you have a chance to breathe again.  You know that you will be in our hearts and thoughts. God is so good.  Much love, Joyce DMay God hold her close in His arms thru this surgery and may she have a speeedy recovery. VickyCongratulations Gwynne! Best of luck in surgery, recovery & your with your new breath of fresh air! Many prayers, S, Lubbock, TX GwynneIt's all in the TIMING!!  God is AWESOME.  What a gift and on your actual birthday. WOW You still have some work to do, girlfriend......  Lots of love,Leanne===================================================praying that things continue to go as best as possible. may=============================================What great news!!!!  IL==============================================Congratulations Gwyenne!! Geeta==============================================Congratulations Gwynne! I hope you have the best week ever this week and get to go home as scheduled. S, Lubbock, TX===============================================CONGRATULATIONS GWYNNE! Sandie===============================================Diane IPF June 07New Brunswick, Canada=====================================================Hurrah for Gwynne Ken Baker UIP/IPF 12/05===============================================YEAH!!! Please tell Gwynne I'm jumping up and down excited for her... well I am in my mind! I am so excited for her! Pat her on the back for me and tell her to keep on truckin! Oh, and let us all know her address during recovery. All my love and encouragement, Kerry================================================Congratulations Gwynne!!!! I am so thrilled to hearyou are doing so well.  Love =======================================================WISHING YOU A SPEEDY RECOVERY, GWYNNE! LOVE AND TOODLES, JANE================================================Love, Lou================================================Our continued love and prayers,Joyce Dalton  Love and Prayers, Peggy"Worry looks around, Sorry looks back,  Faith looks up." Hi dear friends,I'm sitting on the bed in my stepdown room on my son'scomputer. I can't believe my transplant was only this last Thursday - and on my birthday!!!!!!!!!!! I'll check inwith you, then you can read a site my son set up thisafternoon to update people, and I think there are a fewphotos and an address. I'm probably just restating stuff he's already written, but oh, well. My kids have been truly amazing. I'm off all oxygen now, saturating at about 94%. Mythoracotomy incision hurts like hell - it's huge, but I knew itIwould be. Unfortunately, pain meds aren't very successfulon me, but I'm sure I'll feel a bit better every day. Hope so!When I got the call, Kate was home (she'd driven home formy birthday the next day) and we were about to watch a movie when the phone rang at 9:45. I became sort of a mess of excitement and emotion as you can imagine, and so of course my sats dropped, but I kept it together pretty well, I think. My transplant team here is absolutely wonderful - ALLso good but also so caring and compassionate. My surgeryThursday lasted only about 2.5 hours - single lung, type O.They said it couldn't have been a better match for me. I sawan x-ray of it yesterday - such a shock and thrill to see all that big black area instead of puny white. I was off the vent in about 5 hours, I think. Friday I spentmost of the afternoon in a chair in my ICU room, thenyesterday I was moved to a room on another floor..They take EARLY morning x-rays - ouch; then usually see several doctors and/or teams of docs and an r.t.;take a nebulizer antibiotic. And of course they're always taking your vitals. Tonight I was at 99.3 so we'll be watching that. My b.p. is a little elevated due to themeds. I'm on 150mg twice daily of Prednisone, butso far am not crazy. I'm really not on any more meds than I was before, just different. I'm on Narco and Lubain for pain and itching. I haven't gotten much sleep due to those pesky critters. This afternoon I walked about250' down the hall, and took my first shower. I look likeI belong to a prison gang, with all the tattoe-like bruisesup and down my arms. I don't cough a lot, but they wantyou to cough some - again, ouch!By the way, Misha's in good hands. You heard that shegot a good doc report. :-) She's staying with the super woman who walks her every day - they're big buds.To see my family's faces after surgery was something I'll never ever forget. Then last night in the wee hours God and I had a long talk about my young donor, and I'm totally at peace. I'm very, very grateful for this miraculous gift. The kids have found several prospects for apartmentsfor me to rent for the next 2-3 months. ..which means I'llbe here when you guys come to San ! I may beout of the Big House as early as sometime this week - UNREAL - but we'll see how things progress.Got to get off and do my spirometry thingy and rest, but I wanted to tell you guys how well things have beengoing so far. I love you all and thank you so much for your support and prayers.Hugs and blessings,Gwynne 57 TRANSPLANTED 4-3-08 

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Oh my Lord "How GREAT THOU ART"   I am sending you something special..  along with much love and prayers.We're all so Thankful for this day Gwynne's NEW Birthday.May you heal quickly and be out walking little Misha. Breathe without coughing.Breath DEEP and easy.. Oh it's true.Go buy new glasses that don't blow at you.Put nothing up your nose EVER again.LIVE OUR GWYNNE LIVE."CONGRATULATIONS"Peggy  ;DCongratulations,Much love and strength GwynnieLove Ze xxxSending love and prayers!Congratulations!!!!Beth Amen! Praying and waiting.... Babs in TexasBET THIS IS THE BEST PRESENT YOU EVER GOT  HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND CONGRATS ON THE NEW LUNGS  NOW THOSE ARE SOME SERIOUS BIRTHDAY BALLOONSBRETT BOWSER      Sending love prayers and hugs to Gwynne! Congrats on the new birth. KennellyI am excited and praying for a wonderful outcome!Steve59 from WA.Gwynne I owe you lunch when you're ready to go....anytime anywhere its my turn. BruceMuch love to you! JaneGwynnie!  What a marvelous "Birth-Day" you are having!"Happy Happy birth--day ba -aby"Love ya to pieces. Mama-SherCongrats to Gwynnie from newbies Joe/Joanie April is a great month to be born!!!!!! I am singing the Halleluia chorus and crying my eyeballs out!  What a wonderful birthday present and even more incredible that her family is with her.   May the Lord continue to watch over and shower you with His blessings! We love you, Lady Gwynne. KathieKeeping you in my thoughts & heart, Dearest Gwynne,love,GIOGwynne...we're all thinking of you! JoyGod Bless,TinaGwynne,  I am praying for you.  So glad you have a chance to breathe again.  You know that you will be in our hearts and thoughts. God is so good.  Much love, Joyce DMay God hold her close in His arms thru this surgery and may she have a speeedy recovery. VickyCongratulations Gwynne! Best of luck in surgery, recovery & your with your new breath of fresh air! Many prayers, S, Lubbock, TX GwynneIt's all in the TIMING!!  God is AWESOME.  What a gift and on your actual birthday. WOW You still have some work to do, girlfriend......  Lots of love,Leanne===================================================praying that things continue to go as best as possible. may=============================================What great news!!!!  IL==============================================Congratulations Gwyenne!! Geeta==============================================Congratulations Gwynne! I hope you have the best week ever this week and get to go home as scheduled. S, Lubbock, TX===============================================CONGRATULATIONS GWYNNE! Sandie===============================================Diane IPF June 07New Brunswick, Canada=====================================================Hurrah for Gwynne Ken Baker UIP/IPF 12/05===============================================YEAH!!! Please tell Gwynne I'm jumping up and down excited for her... well I am in my mind! I am so excited for her! Pat her on the back for me and tell her to keep on truckin! Oh, and let us all know her address during recovery. All my love and encouragement, Kerry================================================Congratulations Gwynne!!!! I am so thrilled to hearyou are doing so well.  Love =======================================================WISHING YOU A SPEEDY RECOVERY, GWYNNE! LOVE AND TOODLES, JANE================================================Love, Lou================================================Our continued love and prayers,Joyce Dalton  Love and Prayers, Peggy"Worry looks around, Sorry looks back,  Faith looks up." Hi dear friends,I'm sitting on the bed in my stepdown room on my son'scomputer. I can't believe my transplant was only this last Thursday - and on my birthday!!!!!!!!!!! I'll check inwith you, then you can read a site my son set up thisafternoon to update people, and I think there are a fewphotos and an address. I'm probably just restating stuff he's already written, but oh, well. My kids have been truly amazing. I'm off all oxygen now, saturating at about 94%. Mythoracotomy incision hurts like hell - it's huge, but I knew itIwould be. Unfortunately, pain meds aren't very successfulon me, but I'm sure I'll feel a bit better every day. Hope so!When I got the call, Kate was home (she'd driven home formy birthday the next day) and we were about to watch a movie when the phone rang at 9:45. I became sort of a mess of excitement and emotion as you can imagine, and so of course my sats dropped, but I kept it together pretty well, I think. My transplant team here is absolutely wonderful - ALLso good but also so caring and compassionate. My surgeryThursday lasted only about 2.5 hours - single lung, type O.They said it couldn't have been a better match for me. I sawan x-ray of it yesterday - such a shock and thrill to see all that big black area instead of puny white. I was off the vent in about 5 hours, I think. Friday I spentmost of the afternoon in a chair in my ICU room, thenyesterday I was moved to a room on another floor..They take EARLY morning x-rays - ouch; then usually see several doctors and/or teams of docs and an r.t.;take a nebulizer antibiotic. And of course they're always taking your vitals. Tonight I was at 99.3 so we'll be watching that. My b.p. is a little elevated due to themeds. I'm on 150mg twice daily of Prednisone, butso far am not crazy. I'm really not on any more meds than I was before, just different. I'm on Narco and Lubain for pain and itching. I haven't gotten much sleep due to those pesky critters. This afternoon I walked about250' down the hall, and took my first shower. I look likeI belong to a prison gang, with all the tattoe-like bruisesup and down my arms. I don't cough a lot, but they wantyou to cough some - again, ouch!By the way, Misha's in good hands. You heard that shegot a good doc report. :-) She's staying with the super woman who walks her every day - they're big buds.To see my family's faces after surgery was something I'll never ever forget. Then last night in the wee hours God and I had a long talk about my young donor, and I'm totally at peace. I'm very, very grateful for this miraculous gift. The kids have found several prospects for apartmentsfor me to rent for the next 2-3 months. ..which means I'llbe here when you guys come to San ! I may beout of the Big House as early as sometime this week - UNREAL - but we'll see how things progress.Got to get off and do my spirometry thingy and rest, but I wanted to tell you guys how well things have beengoing so far. I love you all and thank you so much for your support and prayers.Hugs and blessings,Gwynne 57 TRANSPLANTED 4-3-08