it's me Kerry

[Guest guest]

I have of course kept up w/ our dear Lucian and talked to Leanne from time to

time. I have told both of them that I felt such guilt about not keeping up w/

you all that I didn't feel right coming on here to give any sort of update on

myself. I told them to feel free to mention me if they liked after speaking w/

me, but to please explain that was why I hadn't been on. I still have May's

utube message to me saved in my email from whenever that was, but it came at a

bad time for me. Before that point I was super positive Kerry, but about that

time I went thru a rough period. I did have rejection in Feb and March and

didn't get the all clear until May. I just had a checkup in August and they had

some concerns after my test and made me do another bronch to check for rejection

and thank goodness this time there was none. For a while I was just bogged down

by all the side-effects of the meds and I felt some sort of survivors guilt like

I couldn't possibly complain. It would seem silly to complain about the

side-effects and in the big picture they are not all that, but all of them piled

up at once, without anyone who walked in my shoes, I just had a tough road and

needed to shut down for a while til I could again become positive Kerry.

Anyhow, one of the reasons I spoke to Leanne was to give permission for the

foundation to again use a picture of me and the kids for one of their compaigns.

Last year they used the picture for posters around Chicago during a bike ride

fundraiser. Long story short I went for a bike ride w/ my husband and upon

doing it the wild thought occured to me that I could actually now participate in

this bike ride that I was once the literal " poster child " for. So, I mentioned

it to Leanne, looked in to it and have continued to ride my bike. I worked it

out w/ our family's crazy schedule, arranged childcare, booked the hotel and

started raising funds. This has had me on the foundations site and well here I

am realizing if I was doing this I should finally suck it up and say hello. I

will tell you now I have no idea what's been going on w/ everyone as I haven't

been on since I last posted, which was I don't know. Hello to all and if anyone

would like to catch me up that would be welcome and I don't the person who

posted this reply to Peggy's post, but I'd be glad to answer any questions about

my journey/story. For tonite, I must sign off. My prayers to the entire group.

Lastly, I will add the link to my fundraising page for the foundations bike ride

because it does give a broad picture update on me w/ all of my recent physical

activities and even a recent picture (a bike ride while out in Cali, yes my

first trip since transplant).

http://pff.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant & eventID=50\

1 & participantID=1014

Goodnight,

Kerry

IPF '01

Bilateral Transplant 12/08

> >

> > Group I don't know why but I forgot to tell you that Lucian went to

> > see Kerry and she is doing wonderful. She is doing an exercise class

> > and a couple yoga classes. She is a go get'er.. I would bet she will

> > be playing soccer or hockey which ever one it is she plays.. I am

> > always amazed by that little thing. Thankfully she has gained about

> > 10 pounds. She is mad about it but

> > Lucian said she looks great.

> >

> >

> > Love & Prayers, Peggy

> > Florida, IPF/UIP 2004

> >

> > " I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet,

> > when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. "

> >

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