YOU’VE ARRIVED! EACH 💔 BEAT MATTERS

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...

Wishing everyone a fun and safe Fourth of July. Hopefully the weather allows for some outdoor parties. I will be relaxing at home . I had...

Saturday started off good. I was feeling well. I took a shower and did my hair. David and I went out to lunch with with Elizabeth, Molly...

Today is my father's birthday. Unfortunately he is no longer with us and I miss him so much. I wish that I could talk to him about...

The heart transplant Np Megan called me to inform me that the biopsy done yesterday was OR- No Rejection!!! I'm so happy to hear this...

Yesterday we went to Boston and stayed in a hotel to avoid the morning rush hour traffic because my appointment was scheduled for 8am. It...

So yesterday and today have been pretty good days. The side effects have been more tolerable and I'm actually functioning. I still feel...

Well this weekend didn't turn out like I had hoped it would. I did not feel well at all. I was shaky with waves of nausea. I had a...

Today was a good day. I had my usual crash in the morning after I took my medications but I bounced back around 1pm and regained some...

My lab results are back. My Tacrolimus ( anti rejection medication) blood levels are high so I get to decrease my dosage from 3mg to...

Family is not always blood. This is my Thoracic Surgery family.... supporting me and wearing their Each ❤️ Beat Matters tshirts! This...

Yesterday was rough... Today started early, 7:30am on the road to Cooley Dickinson Hospital to have some labs drawn. We were in an out...

Sunday was a better day. My morning started out rough with some intense medication side effects. They really knocked me on my butt for a...

Today I'm pushing through. My symptoms are a little more tolerable and the headache that I've had for the past 3 days is gone which makes...

This is not easy. My steroids were decreased but my anti rejection medication was increased and my symptoms have gotten more intense. I...

Everyday in every way I am aware of the miracle that I have received in this special heart. I feel it beating and I am in awe. Is this...

Today was another rough day of just not feeling well. I've been nauseous, shaky, weak and exhausted. I took a few naps. I didn't even get...

We started on the road to Boston at 6am this morning. We didn't arrive until 8:30am. It was a long ride and I was pretty anxious about my...