A Special Day

Last week in hospital there was one day that stood out as special. That's the best way to describe it. It was out of the ordinary because of a couple of things that happened...

1. While I was eating my breakfast, one of my favorite nurses came in. He had recently brought his wife over to Canada after a two year long effort. It was a huge victory for him. That morning, he took the bracelet off his wrist and said that he wanted me to have it. He explained that it's made of red coral and it absorbs bad karma so only the good karma gets to you. In his hometown, these bracelets are often given at important times in one's life. It touched my heart that he gave it to me.

2. One of my favorite physios did my evening treatment. We had a heart to heart and talked about how things like transplant really show you who your friends are. She had a health crisis in university and could relate to some of the things I'm going through. It meant a lot to have that conversation with her.

3. One of my friends and his mom came to visit me. My friend is one year post-transplant (with CF) and is doing fabulous! He has been a huge source of encouragement, information and support for both myself and my husband. We got to know each other within the last year but it feels like we've been friends forever. Because of our CF and attitude towards it, we have so much in common. We talked a lot about transplant and talked about my friend who had the dry run a couple of weeks ago. At one point in the evening, I looked out the window and there was the most brilliant rainbow. It was stunning. We talked about how that could be a sign.

It turns out the rainbow was a sign, but not for me. My friend who had the dry run got her call that evening. She was flown to Edmonton and had her surgery the next morning. She's doing well! I am so happy that she had her transplant. I haven't mentioned this yet, but I have a feeling that she was ahead of me on the list. I think we're the same blood type and height. Which means that I am now closer to the top of the list. It's exciting and scary at the same time!