I thought I would give my Cute family an update on how I am doing. And I can say that I finally feel better. I'm able to do about 15 minutes of keeping up with the kitchen before having to rest. And my handsome hubby is still doing the shopping and cooking. I I have been able to leave the house with oxygen for short periods of time to visit friends or medical appointments. So progress is noted. I still have months of healing to look forward to and a bunch of medical visits with a pulmonologist. I had an echocardiogram yesterday and hope it was normal. I'll know the results soon enough.

Yes, I still get out of breath quickly, yes, I still tire quickly, but my oxygen level is doing better , my stamina is slowly improving and life is lots better than it was when I first came home from the hospital.

I am looking forward to being able to stitch again. What is holding me back now is knowing the lint produced when stitching and fear of it getting into my lungs. I'm working hard to keep the air I breathe as clean as possible. And the high pollen count from the blooming of trees and now bushes taught me to be wary of anything that can get into my lungs and cause problems.

I know I could wear a mask but the mask makes it more difficult to breathe and causes me to be dizzy. So to wear a mask I have to use oxygen. I suppose I can do that, but I feel like I am only supposed to use it when I go to a medical appointment and to sleep. Feel free to tell me it is Ok to use the oxygen and why. Maybe I'm just being too honest, especially since the machine I use pulls the oxygen out of the air.