A new job, a clinic visit and Donate Life Month!

This post is long overdue... it was sitting in my draft folder halfway completed since April! I have been having too much fun working and living my life and my blog has dropped to a low priority in my life.


I have been officially employed for two three months at my new job and I couldn't be happier. After hitting the snooze button at least five times, I am waking up each day excited to go to work. My commute is half of what it used to be, my coworkers are wonderful and its an amazing feeling going home knowing I am impacting lives through the gift of organ donation. It was hard to adjust at first dealing with so much death but knowing the impact on the other side helps. I also find peace in knowing how much it can help the donor family during a horrible time of their lives. It just validates how much respect and love I have for my donor family.

I had a clinic visit in San Francisco in April and it included an ultrasound to check on my artery. I got to see my favorite ultrasound tech... He did my ultrasound right after my transplant so we go way back. He also did the ultrasound when they first found out about the artery problem so I blame him for that hospitalization. The best thing about him is that he tells me what he is seeing. Even though it gets read by a radiologist, I like being given a heads up if there could possibly be a problem. The results were great and the artery has actually improved. My liver is happy and we are continuing with the weaning of prednisone and there is even talk about reducing another anti rejection drug. My Doctor confirmed that the entire team talks about me and that I am famous around CPMC. They have asked if I would mentor other young patients who have or need a liver transplant since I am a model patient. It's the biggest compliment I could get!

April was also Donate Life month, a month to raise awareness of the dire need for organ donors. I volunteered at a couple of Donate Life Booth events and was lucky enough to have an article published in a local magazine that highlighted organ donation. I was also featured on the new Donate Life California website!! It was a busy and rewarding month!

Link to Article: http://www.stylemg.com/Style/April-2013/Organ-Donation/
Link to Donate Life California Website: http://donatelifecalifornia.org/