Hello family & friends,
Tanela is in Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh www.CHP.org with a new problem.
Due to Tanela's pulmonary hypertension, heart damage, transplant drugs from having a double lung transplant on 10-12-2000 and having high blood pressure, she will now need to have a kidney transplant.
We are looking to find a living donor.
Tanela is blood type O, which means that she can only receive blood type O organs. I will be forwarding more info as I can.
Tanela will be having surgery on Wednesday, December 17 to have a peritoneal catheter placed. This will allow her to begin dialysis while she waits on a kidney transplant.
A PICC line for venous access will most likely be placed soon as well.
We appreciate all the prayers & well wishes...He will bring us through this also...
Hugs Around The World (HATW),
Karen
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
NEW INFO
Hello family & friends,
Tanela is in Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh www.CHP.org with a new problem.
Due to Tanela's pulmonary hypertension, heart damage, transplant drugs from having a double lung transplant on 10-12-2000 and having high blood pressure, she will now need to have a kidney transplant.
We are looking to find a living donor.
Tanela is blood type O, which means that she can only receive blood type O organs. I will be forwarding more info as I can.
Tanela will be having surgery on Wednesday, December 17 to have a peritoneal catheter placed. This will allow her to begin dialysis while she waits on a kidney transplant.
A PICC line for venous access will most likely be placed soon as well.
We appreciate all the prayers & well wishes...He will bring us through this also...
Hugs Around The World (HATW),
Karen
Tanela is in Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh www.CHP.org with a new problem.
Due to Tanela's pulmonary hypertension, heart damage, transplant drugs from having a double lung transplant on 10-12-2000 and having high blood pressure, she will now need to have a kidney transplant.
We are looking to find a living donor.
Tanela is blood type O, which means that she can only receive blood type O organs. I will be forwarding more info as I can.
Tanela will be having surgery on Wednesday, December 17 to have a peritoneal catheter placed. This will allow her to begin dialysis while she waits on a kidney transplant.
A PICC line for venous access will most likely be placed soon as well.
We appreciate all the prayers & well wishes...He will bring us through this also...
Hugs Around The World (HATW),
Karen
Friday, March 28, 2008
1st ride of the year
Yes! Finally the first ride of the season was Wednesday evening. Glorious to be out & about again on the bike. I have a demanding driveway, so there was no getting out earlier...then the rains came, and I won't be out 'til tomorrow at the earliest...maybe the sun will shine!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
The bike
Fired up the bike this evening...Oh, I can't wait.
It's been nice enough to ride several days, but I have a long, muddy, sometimes still icy driveway...it has to clear up before I dare to take the bike out...
It's been nice enough to ride several days, but I have a long, muddy, sometimes still icy driveway...it has to clear up before I dare to take the bike out...
Lung Transplant
I think as I get used to blogging I'll post more, but I wanted to get some things out in the posts when I think of them. I was just thinking about Tricia's upcoming transplant and thought I'd post something about my daughter's transplant.
My daugher had Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) diagnosed when she was 6 years old. In 2000 she received a double lung transplant - WOW! It's been about 7 1/2 years, and today she is a junior in high school and doing very well.
My daugher had Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) diagnosed when she was 6 years old. In 2000 she received a double lung transplant - WOW! It's been about 7 1/2 years, and today she is a junior in high school and doing very well.
Confessions Of A CF Husband
Well, here's the reason I started this blog: http://cfhusband.blogspot.com
If you haven't been to this site...check it out. I found this site through a post on Second Wind, a support group I belong to about lung problems. My daughter has lung problems. So, I have been following CF Husband, aka Nate, since 01/09/08, just one day after Gwyneth was born.
If you haven't been to this site...check it out. I found this site through a post on Second Wind, a support group I belong to about lung problems. My daughter has lung problems. So, I have been following CF Husband, aka Nate, since 01/09/08, just one day after Gwyneth was born.
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