Note from Stacey

Denise, thanks so much for writing! It is always entertaining to hear about your girls. Today marks my six-month anniversary from the transplant. Coincidentally, we are moving out of the hometel and going back to my apartment in Belmont tomorrow. I went to the cactus garden by myself today, to reflect a little bit on what has happened in the last six months. Recovery was going great, and then I had the big set-back, and now the second recovery is coming along. It is a slow process, but I am glad to have survived such a close call on my life. At first I thought I would have to start at ground zero, but recovery is going a bit better than I expected. Yesterday at the gym, I made my first walking goal, walking a mile in 18 min. 40 sec. Treadmill workouts are funny, if you set your machine at a certain pace you have no choice but to keep up without falling over. Stacey, from H.O.M.E. apartments