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A new journey begins as life goes on!!

jojo29
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hey everyone ! sorry its been a whle ,Iv been so busy living life taking care of things itsbeen lungderful (LMAO)  HEY CARPMAN 🙂  I got that word from him & its getting around lol.I love it &luv you to dale 😉

so ok lets see I made it to my one yr LUNGERVERSARY WOOT WOOT  🙂 tHIS IS THE BEGGINING OFA NEW JOURNEY FOR ME . MAKING IT TO 2 YRS 🙂  HEY A LUNG TANSPLANT IS NOT EASY BUT ITS EASIER THEN TRYING TO BREATHE & SO FAR THINGS ARE GOING GOOD .  I  REMEBER TRYING TO BREATH, ITS NOT FUN, YOU ARE SO LIMITED OF DOING SO MANY THINGS , CARRING A TANK THAT WAYS YOU  DOWN NOTKNOWING HOWMUCH LONGER YOUHAVE TO GO BC YOURLUNGS ARE GIVEN UP,YOUR NOT GIVEN UP BUT THE LUNGS ARE ,LIKE YOU HAVE NO CHOCE . WHEN I HEARD I NEED A LIFE SAVING LUNG TRANSPLANT OR I MIGHT NOT SEE XMAS ,IT WAS ALL I CAN DO BUT FALL APART ..ALSO IT WAS THE BEST THING I DID. NOW NOT EVERYONE SURVIVES A TRANSPLANT ... SO I DONT WANT ANYONE THINKIN IT AN EASY WAY OUT.LIKE GOING TO THE DENITEST .. ITS NOT. WHAT IS A WAY OUT THO IS QUIT SMOKING ASAP!!!!  YOU CAN SAVE YOU LUNGS ,YOUR LIFE , TO THINK MY KIDS WERE SO CLOSE IN LOSSING THERE MOM WELL, STILL PISSES ME OFF BUT IM ALSO GREATFUL FOR THE WAYTHINGS TURNED OUT FOR ME   SO NO DWELLING ON WHAT COULDVE BEEN 🙂

SO MY NEXT JOURNEY IS MOVING ON IN LIFE ..JUST DAY TO DAYTHINGS , KEEPING BSY STAYING HEALTHY HAVING THE OPPORTUNTY TOMEET OTHER PEOPLE ,VOLLUNTEER FOR NYOD (NEW YORK ORGAN DONATION 🙂 YEAA THIS LADY AND MY 2 KIDS GOT 48 NEW ORGAN DONORS FOR N/Y &N/J 🙂  ITS IMPORTANT.. SO MANY PEOPLE AE DYING WAITING FOR ORGAN BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE NEW YORKERS ARE 19% DONOR AWARE , HOWS SAD IS THAT !!! VERY..

IM DOING NOTHER FUNDRASER ATTHE RESTURANT HERE SO IM HOPINGTO GET MORE ;0

SO THIS SPOT RIGHT THERE IS WHAT SAVED ME AS WELL , I NO I COULDNT HAVE DONETHIS WITH OUT SOME REL GREAT PEOPLE HERE 🙂  SO TO YOU GUYS WHO ARENEW OR FAIRLY NEW , DONT GIVE UP SO EASY . YOU DESERVE A CHANCE TO LIVE DONT YOU ,DUE TO SMOKING I WASNT LIVING , ITS NOT GOINGTO COME TO YOU, YOU DO HAVE SOME WORKIN THIS 🙂 JUST KNOW YOU CAN DOIT ..

SO WHAT HAVE I DONE IN THEPAST YRTHAT I COULDNT DOIN THE LAST 8-10 YRS(BTW) I WAS 37 YEARS OLD WHEN THIS ALL STARTED DONT EVER TAKE UR LUNGS FOR GRANTED  !!  SICK LUNGS DO NOT SHOW EAITHER ,SO DONT GO THINKING OHH IM OK NO BIGGIE !!IT IS  A BIGGIE !!

OK SORRYHAD TOGET THAT IN 🙂  IN MY YR I HAVE COME FROM 15% LUNG CAPASITY ,TO NOW 70% I STILL HAVE A COPD LUNG & ONE DONOR LUNG  SO 70 IS GREAT 🙂

I WALKED 4 MILES WITH NO STOPPING

I RAN UP THE STEPS

I came off my 02 4th of july made a yr 🙂

I seen my daughter gratuate college and b/c a nurse r/n 🙂

I seen my sister get married was her maid of honor 🙂

I played my son in handball & almost won LMAO

I walked the brooklyn bridge june 1st there and back even hit  dumbo ( a park ) was awsome 🙂

I can cook clean go out and lmao 🙂    I DONT SMOKE ANYMORE !! I CAN LIVE !!

Now me and somef riends are talking of going up in a hot air ballon  🙂

a peice of info here , we live life every day, we only die once !!!!!  so people make the very best of your life ! you never know what tomorow will bring:)    stay strong and only you can make ur quit strong and make it work .. dont say it do it .. i was a faithful 40 yr smoker  i know what its all about im almost a 3 yr quitter woot woot ....

i tryto be here when i can butyou have so many great people that im telling  you if u listin youll make it ,nancy p, thomas, tommy  maggy ,kathy  G lol  cant 4get carpman  lmao   so many others cindy ,cyndie just pay attention and you can do it 🙂 

sorrythisissoo long ialways say itll be one two three butnever ends up like that.... LMAO

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