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YOU’VE ARRIVED! EACH 💔 BEAT MATTERS

Hello! Welcome to my unique blog where I share with my heart transplant journey. Each 💔 Beat Matters has added such value to my life, and I love having the opportunity to share my story 

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Crashed on the couch

This morning we went to Cooley Dickinson Hospital to have my weekly blood drawn. I was also ordered to have a head cat scan due to...

Bed rest

Saturday was a good day. I felt pretty good and the side effects from my medications were tolerable. David, Lesley and I went out to...

Benefit Love…

My new heart is so full with love and support ❤️ Yesterday’s benefit was a complete success. The amount of people that attended was...

Routines…

Today was a quiet day. I am feeling okay and my symptoms are tolerable. My cousin Patti came over in the afternoon and visited for a few...

Results are in…

Today I'm not feeling very good. I'm shaky, weak, nauseous, and my head is foggy but honestly not as bad as it could be... I received a...

Biopsy #4

Last night we stayed in Boston. We made it a date night. We went to dinner at the River Bar, walked along the outlet shops and relaxed in...

Feeling okay

Yesterday was a quiet day at the camper for me. I wasn't feeling well in the afternoon so I took a nap. Lauren, Josh and Lucia came to...

Sunny Saturday

Today was a better day than yesterday. My symptoms are a little more tolerable. I was able to take a shower this morning. I am still...

Two Months

Today is two months since my heart transplant surgery. Sometimes it feels like just yesterday and sometimes it feels like it was a long...

Still Tremulous…

Today was a quiet day. I don't feel like doing anything. David is back to work so I'm by myself for the day. My mother came to visit me...

Beautiful Life

Yesterday was a Monday Blah day. I didn't feel well. My symptoms were more prominent. I did take a long walk with David and Bella in the...

Glamping

We headed to our camper on Friday afternoon. We really just wanted to get away. I decided that I could sit in my recliner there just as...

My head hurts…

Yesterday was a decent day. David came home last night! Unfortunately, he had to drive through some serious thunderstorms. My symptoms...

Adjustments

Today started off a little rocky. I didn't feel well in the mid morning and afternoon. I took a midday nap. The good thing is that I feel...

Clinic Day

Elizabeth and I headed to Boston at 8am for a 10:30 appointment. There was some traffic along the way but Elizabeth navigated it well. We...

Sisterly Love

Monday was a good day. I am feeling better and the medication side effects are very tolerable today. I did a little cooking this...

Sunday not so fun day…

Yesterday was such a great day but today I'm not feeling well. The medication side effects are not so tolerable today. I'm nauseous,...

Pool party 👙⛱️

Today was a great day! I was feeling well enough to go to my sisters house for a cookout. I had a wonderful time with my brother Sean, my...

Nurse or Superhero

I have been a nurse since 1993 so about 30 years now. I spent 17 years on a surgical intermediate care/ ICU step down unit. This unit was...

Glamping success

Yesterday morning we went to Cooley Dickinson Hospital to have my labs drawn and I saw my favorite phlebotomist. I'm not an easy stick...

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MY NAME IS KELLY ANN HOLT. I AM A 54 YEAR OLD. I AM A WIFE, A MOTHER AND A REGISTERED NURSE.

I’m so glad you’ve arrived. Each 💔 Beat Matters is where I share with you my heart transplant journey.

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