Big Red Bus Blood Drive details!!

Hello Everyone, As you know I am having surgery in Boston to replace a valve I received when I was 12. This will be my 6th heart surgery and will require me to be on the heart lung machine and using many pints of blood. Many people have asked if there was something they could do to help out. We especially need prayers and we would like to let you know there will be a blood drive in my name and in my... honor to replenish the supply I may be using. Amy Bolt at First National Bank in Mt. Dora has coordinated bringing the Big Red Bus to the parking lot at FNB from 9A.M.-2P.M. where you can donate in her name on Tuesday, June 12. This is especially significant because that is the day I am scheduled for my surgery at Boston's Children's Hospital. I will post the flyer from Florida's Blood Centers when I get it. If you would like to do this you NEED to give the people at the blood center: the drive for Megan Ward and the group number is A118. If you give blood at their regular centers you can give them my name and the number and it will go in my name. 

Also, We are praying for a miracle during the cath. the day before surgery. They do such incredible things at these hospitals! Boston Children's program for adult survivors of congenital heart surgery is one of the best.

I greatly appreciate & am over whelmed by all of your emails, calls and texts!! Thank you

So I decided to keep a journal during the next and hopefully final open heart surgery I'm not going to bore you all with a lot of details of what happened with the past.  Just note that the valve they replaced back in 1989 needs to be replaced, and that is what they will be doing this time around.  Also, a fun face about me....I mainly function off of one lung!! Awesome isn't it!!


So after my surgery it is going to the doctors say a week to 13 days to recover up at the hospital in Boston.  When I get home I should be slowly getting back to normal.  The hard part for me will be once I get home.  I won't be able to drive myself, or pick anything up heavier then 10lbs.  So, I'll need my friends support for that part.  I can't drive or hold babies say what?? lol  I'll be staying with my parents, and tho I love them you know I'll be itching to get out of the house.  You know to do anything.  Even if it's go to your house!! lol


Once I get to Boston, I plan to update you before and after my surgery as much as possible.  For my facebook friends/family, my mom will be in charge of posting on my status to let you all know how things are progressing. Don't worry I am going to give her lessons from my phone before we go! :)  I've also told her she can take pictures.  Even if I'm in ICU.  Brave of me I know.  I know some of you will be praying hard core, and be keeping a close eye on how I'm doing.  Therefore, I don't mind sharing this part of my life with y'all.  :) 

Tomorrow I'm talking to the doctors and going to ask them a few questions.  As you know they've said not to do any crazy exercising and that walking is fine, but I've even been putting that off.  I want to know if I can do a little Yoga, and I think that would be good for me.  I did it once before with my friend of mine, and had a great time.  I'd love to see if I can work with an instructor tho instead of a class.  I need to do something I have gained 5lbs since not working out and I'm not a happy camper.

Anyway please feel free to add my blog page to your bookmarks!! I will update you as soon as I can!!
Meg :)