In her own words
Stacey’s own entries — humor, hospital stays, lungaversaries, and life, in the order she wrote them, with notes from friends woven in, often written in reply to her.
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Note from Aunt Norrie
Hi Stacey, I just finished reading your journal to be up-to-date on what’s happening. I’m sure it tires you to keep up your journal but I really appreciate it. You mentioned an email address. I’ve sent messages to the’climb your dreams’ and it comes back. I would like to just send an email sometimes. I’m…
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Note from Stacey
Yesterday, Eva, Howard, and Eva’s niece and nephew took me on a mini-hike to Laurelwood Park. It was a short trail but the views were wonderful. There were all sorts of different trees in the valley. It was the first time I had been on a hiking trail since I’ve been out of the hospital…
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Note from Stacey
Sasha, thanks for writing! I hope your injury is healing nicely. I’ll e-mail you. Wednesday I had a procedure done by Dr. Olsen and Dr. Dhillon to drain the lymphatic fluid from my lungs. The exciting part was not actually the procedure, but the ride to the hospital. We were just turning off El Camino,…
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Note from Sasha Turrentine
😀 stacey! i miss you so much, and i am so glad to hear you are doing well. i would love to hear from you. i’m working a lot right now, just trying to keep busy, and trying my best to heal my injury and get myself back on the walls. hope to hear from…
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Note from Stacey
I had clinic today, which means a morning of blood draws, x-rays, a Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) and a meeting with the doctors. The PFT showed a little bit of improvement, with lung function (forced inhaling capacity) at 56% of normal. After the hospital visit and a healthy lunch of wheat bread with tomatoes, sprouts…
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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…
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Note from Denise Wirth
Hi Sis, It was nice to hear your voice yesterday and fun to talk with you! Sophia is delighted with her presents and this morning she hid the rest of her stickers so Mia would not be able to eat any more of them. She is making a present for you but it is taking…
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Note from Stacey
After a day of rest, it will be back to the stadium for me today. At physical therapy on Tuesday, I completed 20 minutes on the exercise arm/leg machine (alternating every minute) plus walked a mile uphill at a 3 percent grade on the treadmill. I’m beginning to enjoy this life, perhaps because I’ve been…
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Note from Stacey
Yesterday, Rene and I went to the Belmont gym to use the weights and fitness equipment. It was nice to be back after over two months away. In addition to the climbing walls, Planet Granite gym has state-of-the-art exercise equipment–including a treadmill that can measure time, distance, incline, and heart rate. I was told to…
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Note from Stacey
I forgot to mention that on our walk on Saturday, the air was clear enough to see from San Jose to San Francisco from the top of the hill! This morning was the third day in a row I have not had “throwing up” problems…maybe it has gone away! That will be a relief. Yesterday,…