where would

we be without nurses?!?!?!?

Yikes! I don't even want to think about that.....

MAY 6-12

To ALL the nurses I have crossed paths with and to ALL my dear friends... Thank you from the bottom of my heart for EVERYTHING!!!!!

You make everything that much easier to deal with. Xo

Ahhhhh

HOME IS WHERE MY HEART IS........

It feels so good to be home! I got home yesterday and did all my out of the joint chores, cleaned sheets, switched out toothbrush and O2 tubing, Pari jets the list goes on. No sense of getting old bugs again :)

Today I am off to get a massage and a couple errands and then My babies are coming home! I can't wait to snuggle them. They are going to freak out when they see me I will try to get video of it. I hope you all have a great day! Xo

I did it!!

I did 24 min on the tread mill then I completed my goal of 10 min on the stair stepper!

Woop! Woop!

B O R E D !!!

TGIF, although weekends in the joint are pretty boring....

I am staying the full 2 wks. Thank goodness for my visitors, internet and magazines!

I blew after 1 week and blew a 38!! Woop Woop highest since sometime in 07. My workouts in here are going great and I even ventured to the stair stepper. I did 3 min on it yesterday with my heart rate at 171 and my 02 at 92 on 3 liters. My goal is to do 10 min by the time I bust out. I did 6 min today so I think I will accomplish my goal.

Yesterday I had a the pleasure of having coffee at the starbucks here with Dr Bob Beall the president of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. What an amazing man, he is an inspiration and is so dedicated to finding that cure. His wife is now the proud owner of a Love to Breathe necklace. There are so many great things headed our way. There are over 30 drugs in the pipeline, which is so promising for all.

Thank you to everyone that has sent me cards and care packages. I appreciate it more than you know~

Have a great weekend!

Xo

Somer

Photo booth is always a great way to kill some time :)

a lil glimpse of Hollywood

My Germ Warrior self loves this sign! I had to add my own touches

the view from my bed... pics of my babies!

My front door

long day...

Ugh! I am so sleepy I can't believe it's only 7 pm... My eyes feel like I have been in Chlorinated water all day with them wide open. It could have something to do with me scrubbing my room down with those mega duty sani wipes, you name it it was scrubbed. I have my own pulse ox so I don't have to use the one everyone else does. Being the germ warrior I am I got hooked up with my very own stethoscope and blood pressure cuff life is good. :)

Im all settled and the room 2602 has been transformed into a mini Hollywood

I have Rodeo Drive on my left and Hollywood Blvd in front of me and Vine street on the right ;)

So The University of Utah is SO fancy now (they have been remodeling for 3 or 4 years) we have escalators and apparently the cafeteria hosts a different restaurant every day. Tomorrow is sushi from Asian Star so I can hardly wait I will let ya know if it's any good. Ill post pics tomorrow of my lil Hollywood and whatever else I find fascinating. There is a starbucks in the lobby too, so I am set!

The Thipple is accessed and the drugs are flowing. Killing mucus left and right :) Thanks for all your well wishes!

My poor babies haven't eaten a thing today they know their mommy is in the joint :( I talked to them on the speaker phone and poor Osc was running around freaking out trying to find me. Breaks my heart! I miss them already! Their with their daddy so they are in good hands it just takes them time to adjust.

I got my drug schedule all worked out so complicated... my sched is 5am 1pm and 9 pm and another drug every 12hrs at 8 and 8. Vitamins at 11 and 7 so they don't interfere with Cipro. 4 breathing treatments a day, Rehab is at 9 am so I will be hitting the treadmill bright and early not to mention a blood draw at 7 am, so I am sure it will be a sleepless night...

Thank goodness for the internet and my visitors to keep me sane! Xo

9 am

on 9-9-09...

I will be off parole :(

18 months on parole it was a good run... but now it's time to clean the twins out.

I will let ya all know details (room # etc.) as soon as I know the 411

I just got done packing I forgot how much stuff I take there here are just a few items that are packed away

• answering machine
• Giant size bottle of Purell
• Pulse ox
• USANA
• blankets & pillow
• computer
• ipod and speaker
• books and all things to keep me sane
• treats

The theme is Hollywood and Madge since her new album comes out at the end of this month

Happy Nurses Day!

National Nurses Week begins on May 6, marked as RN Recognition Day, and ends on May 12

The work of America's 2.9 million registered nurses, the largest health care profession, to save lives and to improve the health of millions of individuals is the focus of this year's National Nurses Week, celebrated annually May 6-12 throughout the United States. This year's theme: "Nurses: Building a Healthy America." 

I hope all my friends on 2E have the best day and week ever!! Thank you for ALL you do for us! We appreciate you guys more than you'll ever know! 

YAY!! No joint for me.... for now anyways!

Yay!!!  I am very HAPPY, I had to blow today (PFT'S) and I was a lil nervous even though I feel so much better then I did last week. Last week I was a lil under the weather and had some Hemoptysis(coughing up blood) My doc thinks it was just going from a very humid climate to a very dry climate. So I upped my Usana and stopped my meds for a bit and then I started them back up and included TOBI which is an inhaled antibiotic and things turned around!

I have an appt on Aug 18th however with the current events I just wanted to make sure I was doing ok. So I blew 1 point lower then May so I didn't have to be locked up. I will blow again on the 18th and we will go from there. In the mean time I will continue TOBI and then I am due to start back on Aztreonam around the 8th. Aztreonam is that study drug that I started in June. That one that takes only 3 minutes. It is a nice change from The 45 min that TOBI takes.

HAPPY NATIONAL NURSES DAY!!!!

I have so many AMAZING nurses in my life! I thank you all so much for all you do and for making a difference everyday!!!!! I appreciate your friendships and can't thank you enough for making 2E my home away from home the best it could be! YOU GUYS TRULY ARE THE BEST!!! THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!