Day 57

 As we approach day 58 on the journey, we don't have a great deal of news to share.

Laura has done a great job in pulmonary rehab and has graduated from the program, given here a diploma from Duke University. She continues to attend rehab daily for 90 minutes to ensure she stays in shape.

We have had a hiccup. Over the past few weeks, Laura's kidney function has declined, causing some concern about the condition they would be in during and post-transplant. The doctors changed several meds to limit the stress on the kidneys, but that comes at the cost of worsening lung function. Airflow is at 7 lpm rest and 10 during a workout.

We have meetings with the kidney team next week to discuss a kidney transplant, and we will work with them to explore the need for a living donor. Hopefully, we will have a game plan and some definitive next steps.

Durham has been great. The people are fantastic, the staff at Duke has been terrific, and there is some great food.

Thanks again for all the support.

Cheers

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