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@helenrivera

Hello, thank you for posting your incredible journey so far. I am thankful for your stories and info as they encourage me in preparing myself to be in the right mindset when I am listed (which can be any day) and then called to start my next journey in life. I hope I will then have enough energy to give back and dance until my feet hurt...God Bless each of you who have gone through, going through the transplant process or have any type of chronic condition🙂

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I wish you luck and good health in your journey. Remember even small set backs don't have to deter you. I contracted COVID again (first time since my transplant). I started symptoms on 1/1/24, but was on vacation in El Salvador (first trip outside the USA). At first I thought the sore throat was caused by smoke from the fireworks that night before (even though I was wearing two masks). I called my team who told me to take extra steroids on 1/2/24, which is the day we were flying back. Tested positive 1/3/24. They put me on a medication for people with transplants that catch COVID (don't remember the name) for 5 days. Then I had a bronchoscopy with biopsy on 1/25/24. I received the results 2/1/24 that I had the beginning of rejection, so they had me come to the hospital for IV steroids and another medicine. I am still in the hospital getting my IV transfusions and am waiting to have another biopsy done to see those results. I have been told that I am a light and that is why I am here is to shed some of my light on others that are in the hospital and that work here. I just trust in God and let him take my worries. Although this is a set back for me, I will get through it and be back to doing what I want to do soon.
Try to remember when you are going through everything that it's going to be better, God loves you, and you are strong enough to get through it.