Thursday, May 13th / HOME!

10 days after Richard's heart transplant and we are home! God has been so good! He is looking great, a lot of color. He is walking around, by himself! He will need to continue to get a lot of rest for now and keep his feet up.

For the next few weeks, he will not be going out into public places and will need to keep his visits with you to a minimum. His rejection rate is very high for a few months and is very susceptible to germs and getting sick. They compare him to a new born baby as far has his immunity is concerned. We do plan on having a big get together in a few weeks to see all of you!

All our / your prayers continue to be answered. First we got the heart really fast ( 10 days on the waiting list), unheard of! We prayed for a young and good heart. They tell us the heart is in the 20's and in very good condition! We have pictures to show those of you who are not squeamish! We prayed that he would not have issues with Diabetes, which can be an issue with the meds he is on. The doctor told us yesterday that so far, this is not an issue and they are surprised that he is going home without meds for Diabetes! We prayed that he did not have to go home with any drains and this also was the case.

We thank all of you for your continued prayers and faithfulness! Her are the things we are praying for now: Rejection - we do not want this to be any issue of any sort
High Blood Pressure
Post-transplant Diabetes
Infection
CMV Infection
Graft Coronary Disease
Cancer of the skin or immune system

We are thanking God ahead of time to keep him protected from all of the above issues and to heal quickly without complications. As stated before, we have thousands of people praying and Good had to show up in a BIG WAY and answer all of our prayers! He can do the same for you!
I am hoping that Richard will have the strength to pick back up on the blog starting tomorrow...
Good night and God bless,