This is the first layout I have completed in almost a year. I scraplifted part of it from someone on the Cricut board although I can't find the original post to give her credit. Anyhoo the reason it has been so long is that right before Christmas I was diagnosed with stage IV primary pulmonary hypertension and up until a couple weeks ago I was a pretty sick puppy. I was admitted to the hospital in July and they started me on some medications that have slowed down the progression of the disease. A few years ago PH was a death sentence and those with it were told from onset to death was 3 to 5 years but today it has been increased to 10 to maybe even 15 years from onset due to the new medications. The only cure is a lung transplant and that is a last resort for those who don't respond to any of the medication. Don't laugh but one of the drugs that has helped me is Revatio which is aka Viagra. I have good days and bad days and I am now on 8-10 L oxygen 24/7 which confines me to home except for short trips less than 2 hours since my portable oxygen doesn't last that long. I am going back to work part time in October and I'll see how I do, the home care company that supplies my oxygen is setting me up at work with oxygen so I can return. If it is too much for me then I will just retire but I like working and I love the gals I work with.
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14 years ago