Transplant hospitalization can be a scary time since there is so much going on and the body can’t fight its own battles yet because the immune system is just developing.

I also had a number of complications, but eventually they cleared up enough for me to go home. The doctors used everything in their arsenal to get on top of my complications.

I’m glad you are able to encourage Alex and try to make him laugh. My husband stayed with me throughout my hospitalizations and cheered me up when I was feeling down (which was an everyday thing).

I set goals for myself during that time, so that I had something to look forward to. My first one was to get home and see my newborn grandson, then it was to be with my family for thanksgiving etc. I also looked for things I could do myself to get better, like begin walking and regaining my muscles. Almost everything that happened to me was completely out of my control, and it was important to do something that I could control, even if only on a small scale.