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Colouring Pages & Mazes
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 The Mystery of the Sixty Five Roses Crossword
The Mystery of the Sixty Five Roses Wordsleuth
The Mystery of the Sixty Five Roses Promo Flyer About CF
Jeremy Lightbulb Colouring
Jeremy Garden Colouring

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Nine years ago, a team of people saved my life. It started with a stranger signing the organ donor register. A grieving family honoured her wishes and consented to organ donation. Then a team of medical professionals saved my life in a ten-hour operation. Together these people gave me the opportunity to have a future. A simple thank you can never express the gratitude I feel. No words can adequately explain the feeling of knowing each breath is followed by the promise of another — or the unexplainable sense of connection to a woman I will never know. I'd like to say I took that opportunity and ran with — but who am I kidding, I don't run anywhere. But I have made the most these extra nine-years and will continue to do so as long as these fabulous lungs keep breathing for me. #grateful 💞💞💞
31 Days of Cystic Fibrosis. May 27 2020 Friday, May 27 2011 - Transplant Grant had gone to work, and I was reading in bed, Monkey tucked in my armpit. Our house phone rang. It rarely rings, most people knew to call my mobile. Usually, I wouldn't have worried, but I had a feeling this phone call was important. By the time I'd unhooked my Bi-Pap, hooked up my oxygen and started my slow shuffle towards the phone, it stopped ringing. I shuffled back to bed and sat for a moment staring at my mobile. As I weighed up the effort it would take to unhook my Bi-Pap versus waiting a few more moments to see if my phone would ring, it did. Donated lungs were available. When Grant and I got to the hospital, there was a sobering truth to face. In 'normal' circumstances, I would be prepared for surgery while under general anaesthetic, then ventilated. At the same time, the surgeon checked the lungs to confirm he was happy for the surgery to proceed. Dr Mike told me my lung function was at the point that once ventilated, if the donated lungs did not pass the surgeon's inspection, I would need to live in ICU while I waited for the possibility of another offer. The compromise was I would go through and have all the various lines installed and primed. Intubation would only happen if the surgery were to proceed. Prepped on my own in the theatre I had time to think white the surgical team inspected the donated lungs and scrubbed it. I'd had a good life — I knew I was rolling the dice for a chance to have a future, knowing that I might not be strong enough to survive the surgery. And I also knew that these lungs were my only hope. Bonus Fact: On May 27 2011, it was 65 Roses Day, and my Aunty Mary planned to take me over to Gran's for lunch. I sent her a text declining her invitation due to having a "better offer". Extra Bonus Fact: I wanted to have a Facebook status of "Hi Ho, Hi Ho - it's off for lungs I go.." posted after the phone call to confirm the surgery was going ahead. "He Who Was in Charge of the Communication Device" vetoed it. ... continued in the comments #31DaysOfCysticFibrosis2020

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