Sorry for Not Posting!

Hey guys,
 

Sorry I haven't posted in the last few days! Just wanted you to know that I have not forgotten about! My dad has been very sick lately and I thought I was going to be able to dodge the bullet and not get sick as well since I have been doing so well. Turns out, I should've knocked on wood. My asthma is pretty bad, I can barely walk around the house without my oxygen dropping into the low 80's. So I am taking breathing treatments every four hours or so and just resting for now. My throat is a bit sore but I think that's from all the coughing I've been doing. I'm hoping by the end of this week I'll be feeling better because I don't have the time to get sick and I always hate how it feels! Although with my lung disease (PH) and my heart defect (ToF, PA) when I get sick, I usually get sick for a long time because it makes my heart and lungs work even more than they already are and they just get so tired. My mom thinks I may have a cold, but I'm hoping it's just my asthma acting up. I don't need a cold to complicate things for me. Especially when finals are coming up!

I will keep you guys posted on how things are going. But just wanted to let you all know that I haven't forgotten about you!

Hope and Love,
Becca

Wow! It's been a while!

Hey everyone,

Sorry I haven't posted lately! When I got back from Florida, my asthma started to flare up pretty badly. (Most likely because I forgot to take my asthma medications with me when I went and I went a whole week without them.) So I got a round of steroids but I still wasn't feeling a 100%, and on top of that I got a cold. Aches, coughing, runny nose; the whole thing for about two weeks. 

We did go up to Oregon, which was fun but I still wasn't feeling that well when we went. I spent a lot of time taking naps and all that. Thankfully though I did remember to bring my asthma medication up with me, and that did help. 

Yesterday though, I went to get my allergy shot and they decided that my asthma still wasn't that good. Normally my Peak Flow Meter is about 250 - 270. When I did it yesterday, it was 22 and it didn't get much better even after they gave me some medication. Not wanting to risk it, they decided I shouldn't have one. 

Lately I have been coughing more, and it's a dry cough which I never really have unless I'm having asthma problems. I hope that maybe I'm still just getting over the first asthma attack and that I'll get better soon. Sorry I haven't updated lately, I just haven't been feeling all that well. Thanks for all the prayers and keeping me in your thoughts, I really appreciate it!

Hope and Love,

Becca 

Good and Bad News

Hi Everyone,

So I have some good news and some bad news. I'll start with the bad news that way we can end on a happy note. =D 

Lately I have not been feeling very well. I am tired, coughing constantly, short of breath and just all around - not feeling at my best. We have gone to the doctor twice now and each time they said that my lungs sounded fine. We took an X-Ray and they said that looked good too. So I got an ECHO yesterday, just to make sure that the function of my heart is doing okay. The doctor who looked at it said nothing stood out as worrisome so that is nice, but it still doesn't give us any answers. I am on some steroids to help, but so far I still don't feel very good. I have missed several days of math class - so I have withdrawn from that class. However, I am still in my biology class, English and Psychology and I am doing well in all of those classes. 

Now for the good news. A few months ago, I heard on the radio an advertisement for a non-profit organization asking for speakers to talk to kids about their experiences with bullying. I heard back from the woman today and I had a phone interview just a few minutes ago. I talked to her about growing up with my congenital heart defect, being bullied and even just the snide remarks strangers make because they don't understand why someone who looks so healthy can't even walk up a flight of stairs. Nothing is for sure yet, but the woman I spoke to said she loved my story and that she would leave a note for her supervisor to contact me within the next two months or so. She said that at that time they may not have an opening for me to fill but they would make sure to keep me on file for when they needed another speaker. She also told me that if I were to get the position, I would have to go to training twice a week for about four to six weeks then after that I would give a speech once or twice a month; I would get paid for this including the time spent in training. I am so excited and I can't wait to hear back from the woman!!!

Hope and Love, 

Becca