2/21/2010

Copied from my blog on TransplantBuddies ~

2/21/2010 ~

It's been a very nice weekend. We have had zero snow for a number of days, and we've actually had a bit of a nice melt going on yesterday and today. Apparently there's some freezing "stuff" coming in tonight, but is supposed to be gone my morning.

Yesterday, I had to be re-accreditated so I can continue to volunteer. Most of it was fairly mundane, but they had an awesome ICU nurse from my transplant center there to speak. Incredible stories, I could have stayed and listened to her for hours.

Today, we went to the movies and saw "Brothers" with Tobey Maguire. An intense film about a war vet with extreme PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Very intense! Not that all of us go through war, but we do go through periods of high stress a number of times. I'm sure I even experienced some level of PTSD after my transplant. I'm sure my wife experienced even more. This is a topic that I feel the need to investigate a bit deeper. Very good movie, though!

This evening we were at my sister's helping her for a little while with her 4 month twin grand-kids. We fed them, played with them ........ there's nothing quite like a baby just to make everything feel right with the world, even if only for a few minutes.

Here's Ayla & Austin (respectively)