Mel’s Heart Journey

  Pink skies, hitting the homeland, man, everything feels so surreal now. Almost like some sort of movie. I am Home.  Thank you all for continuing to support me through this life changing time, words cant descrie how loved I feel, how I have impacted just a moment of someones life, you never really know how special you are till those moments come.  Now, the medical news, as of right now, I am deemed "too healthy" for a double transplant. This might sound confusing to you, but to me and my family, it's a huge relief. All I had asked for was some more time with my old heart before the unknown had begun.  The time I get to spend with my loved ones, friends, and even the nice strangers who helped me along the way. Time. What an interesting concept when it comes down to it, really.  But man, am I joyed to have just a little more of it.  This doesn't mean transplant isn't forseen in the near future, but for now, my stubborn ass isn't going anywhere. My doctors an...

Where do I begin.... October 8th- Now that the immediate family and friends have been notified. I am being admitted to Mass General Hospital on Friday to continue transplant evaluations and treatments at this time. I don’t have a timeline for how long I’ll be or what the plan is next, but I should be learning of that soon. I haven’t had time to write any blog posts due to scrambling to get things together in such a short time, but I promise to update everyone when I know what’s going on myself. Please keep sending positive vibes and thoughts as I start the next leg of the transplant journey. October 14th- Heading in for a Cardiac Catheterization this morning around 10:00am, hopefully we get some answers and a game plan after! Wish me luck! October 17th- Little update, I’ve made it a week so far, lots of needles, blood work, testing, CT scans, X-rays, the whole shebang. As for today, heading back in for another cardiac cath to see if putting a stent in will help my oxygen levels rise a...