Author: Stacey

Denise, Thanks for the update on the little climber! The picture is so cute. I am busy with last-minute holiday plans. Unfortunately, I only recently got inspired. Today, I went to climb the stairs at Beckman Hall with Isa. I was pleased to do 11 sets of six flights, without too much trouble. It was…

It was a full day at the hospital, with x-rays, the clinic visit, the PFT test and blood draw. My lung function is up a little bit, to 54%. As I was walking through the hospital, the transplant experience seemed like a dream. Did it really happen? Is it really me that this team of…

Rhona and I got out in nature today at Waterdog Lake. It was relaxing and peaceful. The hike is only about one mile, but we took a little side trail along the lake looking for mushrooms and other edible plants. Instead, we came across some cattails and poison oak, but no mushrooms. Later, I climbed…

Felix, thank you for fixing up the site to keep away the spammers. Also, thank you for sponsoring Josh! I received the check today. Tori, I really like the new picture gallery. After the climb-a-thon, I had to rest up for a few days! I am now in the process of wrapping up details for…

Update on the Climb-a-thon: Due to scoring miscalculations, we have now determined that Joshua Levin,11, was the climber who achieved the most vertical feet in the Mt. Everest Challenge (4182′) Congratulations, Josh! Greg Schaffer,62, the second highest fund-raiser and oldest climber in the event, (he climbed 3400′)is actually setting routes for Twisters, and is no…

Felix, I really appreciate your work on the website, and sponsoring Joshua! I am looking forward to posting pictures again. Thanks to our sponsors, hard-working climbers and volunteers, and the warm-hearted climbing community, the Mount Everest Challenge 2005 was a great success. The 34 climbers lifted my spirits 42,180 feet. That’s the height of Mt.…

I got an e-mail from a young climber friend traveling in South America. On her trip she has been ill several times, and wrote to me her thoughts about mortality. It was a surprising letter coming from someone so young. Looking back, I know I never thought about these things until I was diagnosed with…

Mari, thanks for stopping by the site! I hope to see you this Sunday. Things have been really busy for me. I have been busy juggling my classes, organizing the climb-a-thon, and climbing. It has been a lot to handle, but I am really looking forward to the event on Sunday. On Nov. 19th, I…

I want to share with you a very insightful card given to me by Joshua Levin on my transplant birthday. Though Joshua is only 11 years old, he is able to understand me in a unique way. I was really touched. I remember being 11 years old and wanting my adult friends to tell me…

Denise, thank you for your lovely note! It has been quite a year. One of my most vivid memories was waking up in the ICU with new lungs, waving to all the doctors and nurses, and furiously writing notes to my friends, excited to be alive. This was followed by a difficult two-week hospital stay…