Wendy

It all happened so fast........one minute I have liver cancer....the next, we have cleared the cancer...and now.....a transplant is possible.  Zap....my organs start to fail, my lungs....my kidneys......chest tube, vent....delirium from pain medication.......all within a year..the doors opened , the path was clear.......I had to stay in the light, my body was dying.......I felt this. Never once did I feel my spirit dying, only strength, and light. My family needed me.......wanted me alive........did I ?  Ultimately it was my path......they needed to be on it with me......death comes to us all, I was not afraid....I felt it near at times, waiting for a liver to come......some one dies, is not a easy wait. The warmth I laid in was a godly warmth, hard to explain, facing mortality sums up life quite quickly.   Close to 3 months in UCSF ICU........air lifted once ...vented 3 times. Delirious 3 times...dialysis...... heart failure .....oh my ......emotional, yet feeling light and love constantly..........

We are firecrackers.......We are! We light each other up. We come into each others life and ignite one another. We are powerful ...I insisted we stayed on the path.......in the light.......At time things and everyone glowed......it's hard but it's real, face our destiny, listen to your heart, let the messages come.....

"Nothing but light", actually gave me light strength last year when I sat for Anastasia for the project. It made me light strong. I opened a door with Anastasia which helped me heal and love the planet more...

July 9th will be 3 months since my transplant.....I am thankful and bathing in the compassionate gift I received.....I am healthy at 65 with energy I haven't felt in many years. I feel new to life and in awe of the power we have stored in the human body, and the life of the soul....I was immersed in prayer and love from many......my family was with me at all times .....I felt God everywhere and in everyone that touched me.

I want to give back, I want to live in the light.....my body tells a story......it says......I am a firecracker, I have had many explosions that have left many physical scars....... my vessel repaired.....my spirit remains in the light of life, I am healing in all ways. I give thanks daily. .................Ahh¥Huu .....I sing .........I am alive to love in the light..

Mike

    There were tough times before my wife's liver transplant, tough times through it, and here we are three months removed. At death's breezeway, if not door, several times. Through that period it seemed like I took one hour at a time and braced for a storm. Now, and increasingly so, having gone through that transplant time, and seeing things from a more historical perspective, I am SO blessed to have her ALIVE.

     So many people have been a wonderful part of this journey in many different ways, medical staff, friends, family, and new acquaintances. One of whom is an artist, Anastasia, who has captured the essence of my wife in photography, photos pre-transplant and post transplant. The keen eye, a real sense of light and natural settings, a person quite contemplative of the human condition, it's been quite informative watching her practice her craft.

     It has been an honor and a delight to see the fellow travelers who have been through a transplant as well, as we make our monthly trips to the transplant clinic. Oh life! What a trip at all it is. Much love to all…