Hi Rosemary,
Apologies for letting a few days pass before responding. Generally I like responding with positive comments and creative solutions so I hesitated to answer your "how do you plan to celebrate your 1 year anniversay?"
6 weeks ago I was looking forward to my 1 year marker and I have been planning to see my NC friends gathered over 49 years of living in Durham Chapel Hill area. In 2021 I had tckets to see them (2 years after moving to AZ) when I had to cancel my trip 3 days before my departure because my blood test said something was seriously wrong with my liver.
In the past 6 weeks my blood draws have spiked in liver enzymes after every 4th week draw. Mayo being vigilant called me in for an immediate biopsy to be sure I wasn't going through acute liver rejection. Each time I had to cancel any plans I had made for that week.
Now instead of looking forward to my 1st annivetsay of my transplant, I sit on meedles waiting to see results of my blood tests and any plans I make I add a proviso that I might need to cancel. So far the biopsies are "unremarkable " but we have no idea what is causing the spiking liver enzymes.
I fear that I won't be able to see my NC friends, especially my friend of 51 years who recently was diagnosed with blood and bone marrow cancer.
It's odd how the immediate calls for a biopsy remind me of my and my liver's fragility. So I am just celebrating each day, making loose plans if any and hoping that I can still see my friends in NC.
Barbara