Thinking and Planning

Well so hopefully we have the T-shirt situation figured out and my sister Donna is handling getting that pulled together. I will be so glad to have the shirts so we can get the word out about April and her transplant. So many people have been so wonderful and supportive that it makes you feel so loved. I know that a lot of people know April through me,my husband(Andy),her dad and members of our families but they have responded with such enthusiasm and an outpouring of love and concern. April will be starting her intensive rehabilitation next week. She is learning how to work with the feeding tube overnight for 12 hours and eating regularly during the day. You never know how people will react or respond when they find out news of an illness in a co-worker's family more especially a child of a co-worker. It has been such a blessing to know that my co-workers have just embraced me and April, asking if they can do anything or if we need anything. When you know you have such wonderful people around you in your workplace it truly helps. To know that when they ask "How are you?" and they really want to know, not just making conversation, is wonderful. I can't say enough how blessed we are to have the people around us that we do. Someone else I really want to talk about is Maryann Deans. A sweeter and more open person you will never meet. She is an inspiration to April and me. She went through a double lung transplant 5 years ago and is doing GREAT....She has said she would be my backup for April when the time comes and she has helped April tremendously with her knowledge of what will be happening and when. She knows what April is feeling and thinking because she was there and felt those same things. She is going to be a tremendous help in the coming months with the amount of things we will have to be learning and doing. So a big "THANK YOU" to Maryann for everything. More later. God Bless and love you all.