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Monthly Archives: April 2006

Walk for Life

This morning we walked the Donate Life OC 5K at Cal State Fullerton while Jim cheered us on via mobile phone. It was a great event, unlike any other walks I’ve experienced before. There was a moving ceremony before the walk where the speakers brought us to tears. And there were the t-shirts that brought [...]

National Donate Life Month

I didn’t realize that this was National Donate Life month until this evening. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2006 as National Donate Life Month. I call [...]

Check on Jim via Text Messaging

Would you like to to receive a text message on your mobile phone the moment Jim gets the call from UCLA? Just follow these steps. You send me your mobile number via this link. I send you a text message via your mobile phone asking you to join the Check on Jim group. You respond [...]

Jims in a Photo Booth

Jim’s Last Sushi?

Jim and I drove up to LA for a very brief checkup with Dr. Lynch at UCLA. Jim is officially the “guy still on the waiting list”. In his lung allocation score group (the most sick group) he is the only one left who has not been transplanted. That’s right folks! People who are not [...]

Welcome to Month Four

Wednesday was Jim’s 91st day on the waiting list. It’s been three months and no call from UCLA. Jim has been struggling with his breathing over the last week or so. His oxygen saturation levels seem to be excellent, but he is struggling to catch his breath after even minor exertions. When he eats a [...]