New website look!

So hopefully the new website looks good and is easy to navigate. Still plenty of updates but I think it looks awesome.g

My New LVAD Video Blog Channel

Come and check out my channel on youtube.com

Share it, like it and SUBSCRIBE to it.

It's basically for LVADers but it might allow you to see into a bit of my world.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClOPJZpPsXRF_bWFk58YSGg

Mark

Cardio

First day back to cardio therapy was pretty good. A little short of breath, crunchy knees due to the degenerative affects of critically low calcium. But overall I feel good. Still very drained and honestly the cold air this morning took my breath away. Hopefully I can relax and get a good nights sleep. Tomorrow is going to be a good day.

Hump Day

So it was a bit of a hump day, I felt drained, my driveline exit has a slight infection and it's cold. Tomorrow I start cardio therapy again and I have to start focusing on my future. Mentally it's tough but I have a lot of people supporting me.

Just made my first LVAD STRONG youtube video blog so hopefully that'll keep me busy.

Last night I was honored to receive an award for the time I've put in this year with Donate Life but really it's about you, you could need a donor tomorrow, so any awards or dinners or t-shirts can't mend the lacking support that the word has for Donating Life! It's a tough thing to ask.

I missed Feed the Flocks appreciation dinner tonight but I really didn't have the energy. For now it's time to do some updates and get to bed.  Mark

Bloody nose

So my nose wouldn't stop bleeding and I had to go to the hospital just to make sure I didn't bleed out.
Home now but my nose is full of dry blood.

Rainy day

On my way to Cleveland clinic just to make sure all is ok. Miserable wet drive but thanks to my wife Tracey Bowling Sandy and Lori Bowling McClarren for making the day a little less stressful.
Pray for my little best friend joshua as he had tears this morning because he didn't want his dad to go and he was worried that I would be kept in hospital. I left the school with tears in my eyes.

I have so many things to worry about but why stress myself with worry when it'll all be resolved by patience, faith and hope.

The lord has got me this far and with his guidance he'll get me even further.

Have a safe day everyone.

Mark

Pumpkins

Here's my new pumpkin. Isn't it awesome.