Monthly Archives: August 2008

The other night one of my first couisns call to tell me how much he enjoyed my book. It was great to hear from him. He couldn’t say enough about how much he liked Nick’s New Heart. He said he remember when … Continue reading →

I’m writing this post from the hospital. Nick has some kind of problem with his ankle. It has been going on for over two weeks so he had to be admitted for some tests. Thankfully he feels good. All the doctors and nurses … Continue reading →

One of my children’s teachers asked to buy a copy of Nick’s New Heart. She had already read my book because one of the other teachers had let her borrow hers. But this teacher want one of her own. She could … Continue reading →

Our family has spent hours watching the the Olympic Games this week. It is great to see proud, healthy Americans participate in sports. Not everyone can do what they do, but we can appreciate their efforts. I have enjoyed cheering the athletes … Continue reading →

I’m not sure what I expected, but I do know that I had not expected to like Pittsburgh. I turned out to be a wonderful city with great, friendly people. The rivers and the mountains were beautiful. I could certainly see why George Washington … Continue reading →

Nick went for his placement test to enter college today. He is going to go locally for at least a year.  It is hard to believe that my sick transplant baby is going to college. Nick wants to be a sport manager … Continue reading →

Nick had to attend his first transplant clinic. He will have to go twice a year to meet with all the parties involved in the transplant program. All these people he sees anyway when he would goes for biopsies but now … Continue reading →