Day 181

Wow!!!!
    Today is six months for my miracle of two new lungs. Everyday gets better. Still some issues, but who doesn't have issues? Hope everyone is remembering to live their lives to the fullest. I know it's tough in this economy and it's easy to forget to stop and be thankful for the important things. To me that would be family and friends. I also know that the demands of life make it seem that we don't have time to talk to friends and family as often as we should. Thank God for electronics. You can text or e-mail a quick message to those important to you. Just let them know that you are thinking about them. I along with many others cannot wait till things get better and we are able to enjoy life to the fullest again.
    This experience has really taught me a lot of lessons. Most important is to be thankful for things and people that I used to take for granted. I cannot express enough the appreciation that I have for the kindness, prayers and well wishes from so many. Even people I haven't seen or talked to in many years. I am truly astounded! Another astonishing thing is the kindness of strangers. It makes you realize that in this world dominated by so many negative sound bites that when you get down to it people are really good and caring. Remember the media is really Shock News. They are trying to get you to tune in, so the worse the news or the more bizarre the story the more they believe that you will tune in. They need viewers or listeners to sell advertising.
       Off my soap box. Energy level is increasing, still no where near where I want it to be. Remember me complaining about the heat? Well, we have had 4 or 5 days of rain with no sunshine. Enough already. Where's the sun? I am putting two pictures of myself on the blog, http://jonriordan.blogspot.com/, they're pretty bad but I wanted to show that I am looking healthier and gaining weight. Oh, and I grew a beard for a short time. I think it's out of boredom. I know nothing will help the looks, but it was fun.
       We are moving at the end of September. It is right around the corner from where we are now. I will give the address at a later date. It will cut our expenses by about $400 per month. You all know every penny counts.
       Hope everyone is doing well. Take care.

Jon - Out