stories of a real life wonder woman

I know I am late on my normal Sunday post...but I tried to go to bed early last night since I am still sick with the cold...note that I said I tried...I ended up coughing most of the night so that didn't really work out... Let me clear something up reals quick though...everyone keeps asking me how I feel from my surgery...I feel fine in that aspect...great actually...I can eat without massive stomach aches...it's kind of a big deal...the only reason I feel gross right now is because of my cold... I sort of feel like I should post something about the past year/the new year...but I don't really know what to say...I mean I don't make resolutions...I figure if I screw something up during the year I should try to fix it then...not wait for a set date to tell everyone I am going to change... I am hoping for some things in 2013 though...like to be off dialysis...to have a new kidney in my body that works...then maybe get a real job...and maybe travel with Nicole...I know

Everyday is a new adventure in my life... On Wednesday I got done at KSB getting blood around 9 and then we got done with dialysis around 12:30...and this is at night...and originally we were thinking no big deal we don't have to leave early because I don't have to be at OSF until around 1...but then I got a call telling me to be at OSF around 10 am because my surgery got moved up...so less sleep but done sooner...not a bad pay off since originally we didn't think we would be getting home until maybe 8 at night on Thursday... Anywho...we got there and got checked in...they got my IV in right away...no problems...and they didn't know for sure when I would be going in for surgery but it ended up being a little after noon...and originally they said it could take an hour and a half to two hours...I guess I only lasted about an hour...so that's sort of nice... When the doctor talked to my parents he said the mass was really big and he had to take it out in pieces..

Today I am sitting in a bed at KSB hospital to get a blood transfusion...I'm going to be here pretty late since I am getting two units over 3 hours each...kind of frustrating but I need it for my surgery...I will be here till maybe 8 or later and then I have to go home and do dialysis... And then I found out I have to be at OSF tomorrow at 10 in the morning...for my surgery that is scheduled for 2:30...maybe they are moving it to earlier in the day...so today will be a long day...and tomorrow will be a long day...so being grouchy tomorrow may be upped a notch..at first it was just going to be because I was hungry...but now I will be tired too...I will just be a joy to be around... Also I forgot to mention in my last post...If you think of it it would be really cool if you all would wear your BB shirts if you have them...or purple..tomorrow - that's Thursday...in support for me...I am pretty nervous about this especially now with needing to get blood last minute...I really w

It's getting really close to Christmas...and I keep forgetting because I have had so many things going on with trying to get things set up and ready for my surgery...trying to figure out everything with my classes that are starting soon...and then dialysis while I am at U of I for a week taking the first class...it has kind of been a bit of a headache...and I was trying to think what would get me in the Christmas spirit...and I thought of the Peanuts...you know with Snoopy and Charlie Brown...we watch those Christmas movies every year...and every time I hear the passage about that little baby king being born into the world I think of this... Sometimes it blows my mind to think that God came down to earth to be Emmanuel - God with us...that he wanted a real relationship with us...he wanted so badly to restore what had been broken...that he sent his son...what a precious gift...what an act of love...thinking of this has helped put me in a good mood for Christmas...so has thinkin

I had an appointment today with my kidney doctor...and well there really isn't anything to report...I mean we did talk about a lot of things but there is nothing new to report...he is happy I am having this thing removed from my stomach because he said swelling can prevent red blood cell growth and he thinks I could be losing blood from it...I also told him that my kidney felt hard and sometimes it hurt...he told me to keep a close eye on that because it could mean rejection...and more problems for me...he told me side effects to be aware of and call them right away about if they happened so that I could get into see one of the surgeons to get my kidney removed...but having my one kidney removed can cause a lot of problems too...I am praying that this kidney can hold out a little longer till we find a match...and would appreciate your prayers for that as well...he seemed really concerned when I told him I was having kidney pain...which makes me feel like I really need to pay attent

I've tried to start a blog twice already today...but both times I didn't like anything I wrote...and while that is normal for me to not like what I write...I really didn't like it at all...it wasn't one of those 'this probably makes no sense but whatever I am posting it anyway' times...instead it's been a general overall disgust for anything I may have to say today... I even had my friends and my mom try to help me with ideas for my blog...they suggested that I post about them being over (Taylor and Nicole) and Taylor crushing Nicole's dreams...or about Cory and Nicole helping me fill out my personality profile thing in church today...and how we all know I am impatient...or about trying to figure out my schedule for when I have to go to U of I for a week for classes and fitting in dialysis with them... And though those things make sense to post about and would be things that I would normally post about...I'm not feeling it today... I have said

I guess I should tell you about my doctors appointment but nothing really happened...my doctor just seemed pretty convinced that my mass could be removed with the scope so that I don't have to be cut open...which is nice...and he kept stressing that I really need to the mass removed...which I get because I am the one who is in pain... I have been trying to get in the Christmas spirit...it works sometimes...at first I was wrapping present but that didn't really work because I wrapped over 30 present...or all the presents under our tree...and I kept thinking about how in the past it seems like I can only wrap the presents wrong...according to some people...so if I hear any complaining this year next year everyone is getting their presents in plastic bags...so that sort of killed my Christmas spirit...then today I made a gingerbread house and couldn't stop laughing the whole time...I also had to remind myself that Christmas is not about what people think about how I wrapped

Some of you have heard about this but I feel like I should post about it because I am so excited...I got into the master's program for library and information sciences at U of I...I didn't think I would...but I did...guess my recommendations and grades and everything else out weighted my super crappy GRE score...so that feels great...I am excited and nervous all at the same time...I wonder if I will be able to take on a work load while I have my transplant but I did do homework before in the ICU when I should have been dead...and I am trying to remember that as I look forward to classes...I also have to remind myself that I have Jesus on my side...so we've got this covered...I really can't get over the fact that I got in...it feels good because I really feel like this will be a perfect fit for me...it feels good to feel like I finally know what I want to do with my life...and now I don't have to pay a bunch of money to retake the GRE or to re-apply...so that feels g

That I am super grouchy...so I am going to try to not be a negative Nancy but that might be hard... Can I just say you guys cracked me up with your use of amaze-balls...too fun...I loved it so much and it was making me laugh so much...definitely the pick me up I needed...If you don't know what I am talking about then you missed Thursday's post...which means you should check it out because I talked about my doctor's appointment from this past week... Also we are getting ready to order shirts...we only had one person pre-order a kids shirt so we probably aren't going to order any...but again if you want a shirt let me know... Another quick note...I have an appointment with my GI this week...so that should be fun...it's on Thursday and I have to leave the house pretty early to be there on time...I am sort of not looking forward to it because it will be early...but also looking forward to it because I can ask him questions about my surgery...so that should be nice