Living the life God Gave Me
Just about a week until Christmas! If you know me, you know this is my favorite time of the year. I am pretty comparable to Clark Griswold...in many ways. I have everything so built up in my mind, and sometimes SO much so that I feel let down. But I don't think that's a bad... Continue Reading →
On April 19th, I was asked to be a Guest Speaker at the Celebrate Life Walk for the Iowa Donor Network in Bettendorf, and it was a day to remember! I was able to share my story about the amazing gifts I received 14 years ago, and I was so touched to learn about the... Continue Reading →
Merry ALMOST Christmas!! I’ve had a pretty amazing Christmas season so far. Definitely living my best life in every way. A few months ago, the hospital reached out to me and asked if they could do an interview with me about my experience. I was so happy to do that and had a great time... Continue Reading →
One of the things that I have ALWAYS wanted to do was take an adults only vacation somewhere. I am so blessed to be married to someone that I love as much as I do and enjoy being with like I do. Truth be told, I never get tired of Jay, and a vacation together... Continue Reading →
Hello! Thanks for stopping to check out my newest blog. I am about 4 years out from my last post, so I will have to tell you all about how my life has been going! I celebrate 13 years today, on June 10th! I have spent some time today looking back on past blog posts... Continue Reading →
Wow, what a crazy few weeks we have had! We started off by heading to Florida by plane on March 10th to see Jay's parents. They have been there for quite some time since they are retired snow birds living up life. We got there on that Tuesday and had just been hearing about the... Continue Reading →
Hello! I wanted to write an update on things. Thank you to so many people who have been asking and care so much. I have had tons of testing done in the past 2 months. My LAM doctor from years ago in Cincinnati Ohio (an incredible LAM scientist) is now working with and collaborating... Continue Reading →
It has been a while since I have written. The past couple of years have gone decently well. I have had a few issues here and there, but I have come out of it OK. This is to be expected after a lung transplant. I still can’t believe I have survived almost 8 years. It... Continue Reading →
Hello! Another Christmas has come and gone, and as most people who know me are fully aware...Christmas is my favorite holiday. We had our best season yet! I can't believe that I am now 6 1/2 years post double lung transplant! Never did I imagine this. I always found myself saying that I want to... Continue Reading →
I feel awful that I haven't written in a year! But on another hand, I guess it's a great thing because nothing too dramatic has been going on. I hit FIVE YEARS with my double lung transplant in June! I still can't believe it. I really can't. Never did I think the day would come... Continue Reading →
Melanie Putnam 