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 John
Just FYI, The #@*%! in the following message was not a curse word, but was a programming tag that has already been filtered by the developer. My mom reads the site and didn’t want her to think I was cursing. Love ya Mom and Stacey too… John, from Texas
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Note from John
Good Morning Stacey, Glad to hear about your successful surgery and hope you have a speedy recovery. I know it’s tough for you, but try not to push yourself too hard. I think you should give you body time to recover. Sometimes, not always, the doctors know what they are talkin’ about…LOL! As for these…
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Note from Stacey
Peter, thank you so much for writing. I would be really interested in meeting you and Karen when you come to Stanford. I will e-mail you with my phone number. Yes, your name is very familiar. I have read about you in more than one climbing magazine or book! I would love to meet your…
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Note from Stacey
Aunt Carol, thank you for your sympathy but I’m sure childbirth is much harder than gall bladder surgery. They put me under general anethesia so I didn’t feel anything during the operation. I woke up to some pain from the surgery, but the internal pain I was feeling had evaporated so I guess surgery was…
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Note from Aunt Carol
Dear Stacey, I have not checked in for a while and was surprised to find you have had gall bladder surgery. Now there is something I can relate to. Many years ago I had that surgery. It was more stress than giving birth 4 times except when it was over it was over. Just kidding!…
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Note from Peter Mayfield
Stacey, I am so glad to hear you are leaving the hospital! My girlfriend, Karyn Erickson, was diagnosed with LAM four days ago. Karyn has a background in molecular biology so we have been inundating ourselves with web research, and reading countless abstracts. Yours is the only real person perspective we have been privaleged to…
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Note from Stacey
Denise, it’s great to hear from you! You must be a great teacher to have a barely 3-year-old already reading words! I noticed it’s her favorite word. Yes, things are coming along here. I’m improving well and the doctors are discharging me from the hospital tomorrow! Today, my mom and I took a walk around…
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Note from Denise Wirth
Hi Stacey1 <hello fro, france, I am having a hard time with this computer because the keyboard is in french, all the letters are in different places than I am used to, I love you so much and I am so relieved and happy that you are doing well. Hope Mom is feeding you lots:…
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Note from Felix
Hi Stacey. Congrats on the successful surgery! That is great news. I miss you over here and am proud of you for keeping courage. Hope to talk with you soon. Take care during your recovery. love, Felix, from back in CA
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Note from Stacey
Hi everyone, I’m recovering from the gall bladder surgery well. I was able to get out for a couple walks yesterday, and as well as today. Talking on the phone is still tiring, though! Yes, Dave has been a great and dedicated friend throughout this lung transplant experience, and my most recent setback! I couldn’t…