Monday, January 14, 2008

Kidney Vacation

Anna caught a nasty flu bug that turned into some extra nasty stuff like water on the ear among other icky things last week and as one might imagine, it knocked her out pretty badly considering her immune system is so weak these days. The good news is that we learned she has been taking a consistent dose of antibiotics since the transplant –so she was actually able to recover faster than normal, which is good news.

When I went to visit Anna a couple of weeks ago, we decided to take a big trip on our transplant anniversary next November. Anna has decided that since she is likely going to be healthier than she has been in years, she doesn’t want to take a lazy holiday on the beach – instead she would like to participate in an active vacation. So we are trying to brainstorm some fun ideas for our November anniversary getaway. Currently we are considering a backpack trip down into the Grand Canyon. It’s only a three day trip – so even if it turns out to be exhausting and excruciating it will be short. Scott is recommending we play City Slickers and participate in a cattle drive, but I’m pretty sure that is more of a summer activity than late fall.

Soooooo – anyone have any good ideas? Where should we go to celebrate a year with a new kidney?

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