DAY 37, PCU

Joni and her care team have officially started discharge planning! Most lung transplant patients are discharged between 2-3 weeks so the goal is to have her out the door sometime early next week which will put her at 2.5 weeks post op, right on track! She still needs her last 2 chest tubes removed. She’s getting food prep education, medicine schedules, insulin blood sugar testing info, outpatient pulmonary rehab set up, daily vital signs (BP HR Temp Weight) & lots of other items. Whenever Joni leaves the hospital she will be staying with Pam on Stephens farm just outside of Lexington for a few months to keep her close to her lifesaving care team at UK. I will update her contact page to her new address shortly.

“Mentally staying in day to day mode because things move on the rollercoaster 🎢 and it’s not stopping even when I go home! So blessed grateful and willing to do whatever it takes to optimize this gift of life! God bless the donor family 💜”

As her hospital stay is coming to an end, we would like to thank everyone again for all the visits, snacks, laughs, gifts & cards. Joni is one lucky gal!