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I am excited and a little nervous to let you know that my transplant date is April 22. Yes, my donor was approved and the date is set. This, and healthcare reform passed yesterday!  Both of these things combined make this the happiest Monday of my life.  Part of me is really excited because after April 22 this nightmare will FINALLY be over, but another, albeit smaller part, is very anxious.  I find the whole idea of transplant surgery a little creepy, but I also understand that I can’t live like this much longer.  I’ve already decided what I want as my first post transplant food - a banana milkshake from crown candy.  Maureen is gonna make this happen- she told me already- but feel free to bring me one as well, I won’t turn it down:)  I will also be taking banana cheesecakes from the cheesecake factory. I will be at Barnes Hospital, but I don’t know the likelihood that I am going to want visitors…some of the meds that they are going to have to give me have some unflattering temporary side effects.  I’ll let you know if I’m not completely hideous.

So healthcare reform passed.  I’m very excited to see this country move forward.  I know its not exactly what us liberals wanted, what with the single-payer option left out, but it is a huge step in the right direction.  A lot of people have voiced their concern over the cost of this reform and all I have to say about that is this : Healthcare helps Americans, a war based on imaginary WMD kills Americans.  Both of them cost money.  The Republicans are very quick to talk about spending although they are the ones who cost this country a trillion dollars fighting an unwarranted war.  That’s a trillion dollars without the price of 100k+ human lives.  All this aside, I am happy to say that some atrocious industry practices will no longer be permitted.

All in all, I’d say this was a pretty good day.

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