Today has been quiet, slow, and restful for Latasha. Just the way she needs it to be. When the doctors stopped by for their daily rounds, all they had on the docket was rest and recovery; Tasha was already crushing that. The doctors and I had a great chat about transplant statistics, donor issues across…

Latasha had a restful and quiet day today. Now that she is in a private room, she can get a decent night’s sleep and take several well-needed naps throughout the day. The new doctor and medical team visited, and they removed her nutrition/feeding line from her nose, catheter, and drainage tube down to a bulb…

Now that Latasha and I are almost three weeks into this heart and lung transplant journey and the dust is settling, I have been reflecting a lot about organ donorship and the family who gave Tasha the precious gift of life. We both want to know about the donor and their story. Who were they?…

I wanted to share a more light-hearted and fun post. It may seem odd, but one way Tasha always wanted to memorialize her transplant was through the organ pillows in each recovery unit at the Cleveland Clinic. With the help of some extraordinary nurses, I could track down both the heart and double lung pillows.…

Today was a massive milestone for Latasha! She is officially in the transplant step-down unit in a private room. You might ask, what’s next on the agenda? Rest, recovery, continued therapies, and prepping for discharge, hopefully by next Friday. Tasha walked another 200 feet with the walker and another 50 feet unassisted. We briefly saw…

Latasha had another really good day today. As the doctors and medical teams want, each day brings a restored energy level and a little bit closer to being discharged. Tasha crushes her therapy daily and walked another 200 feet, including about 20 feet unassisted. So, this means she is ready to go to the recovery…

While Latasha was in a medically induced coma in the first days after her double lung and heart transplant she had at the Cleveland Clinic on July 1, 2024, I was struggling to cope. It was like a freight train of emotions hit me at once. To deal with it all, I do what I…

Latasha had another really good day of recovery and is growing stronger with each night’s rest. Eating solid foods, drinking protein shakes, and drinking water have greatly increased her energy and strength. Today was the same: respiratory, physical, and occupational therapy. Sean, her Doctor of physical therapy, is a beast! He had her walk with…

As I sit here today, I feel a minor calm about myself and the state of everything. It is still too soon to call this a win, but we are getting close to seeing what the road ahead looks like. I’m not naive enough to think it’ll be easy, but I am confident that Latasha…

Today has been a pretty good day for Latasha. It was filled with good hospital food (actually, not bad), rest, and a few routine scans and tests here and there. Lastasha started by doing another 200 + foot walk much faster. Her posture and gate were stronger, and her physical therapist was impressed. She worked…