Today marks the 30-day mark that Latasha and I have been at Cleveland Clinic for her heart and double lung transplant. If you’re just tuning in, here is a quick recap: On July 1, 2024, Tasha and I made the three-hour drive to Cleveland Clinic for our second HLT offering. We optimistically made the drive,…

Over the past few weeks, I have experienced pain that I never thought I could feel. For me, that is significant because I know a thing or two about physical, emotional, and mental pain. And I suppose someone who doesn’t know me can say you’re late to the game. I would counter that assumption with…

Latasha has been recovering from her fourth surgery over the past two days. She is doing much better, but it was another challenging surgery that added a few more weeks to her hospital phase of the transplant journey. As you know, Tasha had a severe bleeding issue in her right lung that resulted in losing…

Latasha’s fourth and hopefully last surgery in this journey was successful, leaving her with no more internal bleeding, and her lung is now fully functional. She was left with a few more battle scars but a small price to pay for being able to breathe and live another day. Tasha had a long night full…

Over the last few weeks of this Heart Lung Transplant journey, 26 days to be exact, I have had the honor of seeing human beings at their finest. I have had time to think, reflect, and analyze many things. But the past 48 hours have left me thinking hard about the humanity, morality, and compassion…

Well, my friends, it has been a very long day of talking with doctor after doctor and waiting. They just took Tasha back for her fourth surgery. Tasha had a very long and rough night and day; her vitals were out of balance, so they put in a chest tube, and she lost almost two…

It has been one helluva day, one I would honestly like to redo, but unfortunately, that’s not how life works. So here is the short of the long. Latasha suffered a pretty significant internal bleed that wreaked all sorts of havoc and ended up with a 30% blood volume loss, which then shocked her system…

Overnight, Latasha was not much better and developed a lot of pain and labored breathing. She is now going to have a fourth surgical procedure for internal bleeding. The doctors confirmed through X-rays and CT scans that she developed a bad internal bleed on her right lung or in the chest cavity. The positive is…

As things always seem to go on this journey, Latasha hasn’t had a good day today. She’s been tired and has had very bad nausea since last night. Tasha hasn’t been able to ingest much food or liquids, and her creatinine levels are high, which means her kidneys are a bit out of whack. Additionally,…

Today was a busy day for Latasha and me. We met with many disciplines to discuss discharge and life after transplant, precisely postoperative success. Through 30 years of successfully managing major transplants, we have gained a lot of great information. We have some lifestyle adjustments to accommodate medications and prevention, but that’s a small price…