It was scary, and something we don't ever want to repeat. It has made me extra aware of listening to my body for any signs that are just not normal. I don't take any chances with my health, and I am fortunate to have a husband who supports me on that. We learned how quickly unexpected things can happen for us.

There was a real neat side of all of this.
-The ER staff remembered me from when they had sent me off to UK the previous year.
- I had the same EMT in the ambulance as I had the previous year when transported to ICU.
-When I was a patient in Mayo Methodist on 10-2, I was cared for by some of the same nurses that had cared for me pre transplant and post transplant. We had the opportunity of catch up: who got married, had a baby, etc.
-I had one beautiful afternoon to enjoy the rocking chairs at GOL.