I gave birth to four children (at different times) faster than my book has arrived. It has almost been the same as waiting on a baby to wait on a book. My mother calls almost daily to ask, “Are the books there yet?” Like I wouldn’t be excited enough to call and tell her they had arrived. I’m doing PR stuff getting ready, working hours on try to let the right people know about the book. At least that part is better than cleaning a bathroom, which is what I was doing while in labor with my first child.  I do plan to hug and love my books when I see them for the first time just like I did each of my children.   

Blood pressure is a funny thing sometimes. When you have a heart transplant your blood pressure is watched closely. Nick, thankfully doesn’t use any blood pressure medicine but he does take his blood pressure regularly. 

He has never driven to the hospital before. Mostly, because he would rather sleep than drive. We usually have to leave home at 5:30 am. but I felt like he was plenty old enough to drive and he need the practice of driving in Atlanta on the last trip.. When we arrived at the hospital  the first thing the nurses check was his blood pressure was sky high. The nurse said it was because he had not taken his medicine in preparation for his bio. I explained he took none anyway, but that he had driven to the hospital that morning. That explained it. Even the cardiologist agree that the drive could have been the problem. The next day Nick checked his pressure and it was fine.  

Nick went for his semi-annual heart transplant biopsy yesterday. Thankfully he got a great report–no rejection. Those are sweet words to a parents ears. He did have a couple of small med changes. I fine it interesting that after seventeen years with a transplant that things are still being tweeked.  But those are small in the big picture. 

When I was a child I read a story about someone who put up a billboard that stated: It is coming. A few weeks later the billboard was changed to read: It will be here soon. Again it was change a couple of weeks later giving a theater, time and date. When the date arrived the theater filled, and people were even lefted lined up outside. The time came for the curtain to opened. The huge crowd quited and there on the scene it read: It’s gone.

I hope that doesn’t happen to me. With all the excitement I have had about my book I hope that the build-up is not bigger than the show. Nick’s New Heart should be in my hand in about a week. I can’t believe that all the work and dreams are finally show up as a real book. I have the same excitement that the people expected at the big show.   I only hope none of the let down. 

Nick is now officially a high school graduate. It is a milestone in any one’s life but in Nick’s it is more of a bolder. He has lived and done well enough to graduate. We made a big day of it. There were about 15 people at our house to eat after the ceremony. Nick is proud of himself and now is the time for him to make the next step in his life. I believe he is ready and I’m glad he is moving on.