Clasp Side Of Double Strand Turquoise, Spiny Oyster, Pearl, Shell, Glass Beads, With Inlay Shell Necklace.

My ILD and Double Lung Transplant journey. I was listed 10/2023. Was inactivated twice due to infection. After 1st reactivation, spring 2024 I received the call. However there was a complication with donor lungs. That was my first dry run.

Then another infection hit, and complications from GI issue caused by meds. It took 2 months to be reactivated. It was February 27th 2025 when I received the second call. I was sure it was another dry run, till I was lead into surgery. Surgery team asked if I wanted music, I picked anything Metallica. LOL

My kids and dear buddy who were my caregivers. I have so much gratitude. I posted on my socials and buddies offered prayers and kind words of hope for my journey. I requested they also pray for the donor family. What an amazing gift to someone unknown to them. 🫁🙏🏽☝🏼🫶🏼

Everyone is different and we all experience health journeys differently. For me, yeah it hurt! But I’m happy to admit, as bad as my pain was, I’m off pain meds, even Tylenol! Got enough meds to deal with for the rest of my life. And will mask up for my protection since immune suppression is high. Hey, it’s still the only choice I had. And I’m very happy my kids talked me into the transplant. Also my pulmonologist stopped asking and just sent me to UCSF to begin testing for transplant when my lungs continued to decline. Good on him. 👍🏼

If you haven’t thought about organ donation, please consider it. I intend to leave my bits n pieces for whatever other’s needs be.

I was finally released to home after 6weeks post transplant and in the aftercare program. All the time spent at UCSF preparing for this new venture. Also testing at my local Kaiser. Yes there are many more appointments to keep even now that I’m home. And I sure intend to keep doing what I must to keep this gift alive.

Old Virginia pot rack to hang completed project.

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Middle is a pottery flute, mixed beads with natural lapis on a knot leather cord. yes it works! Right n left are carved bone wolves on leather, one slide with wooden beads, the other is mixed beads of ceramic, wood, made made Amber on button n leather type clasp.

Kingman Boulder Turquoise

Shape: round beads Stone: Natural Boulder / Ribbon Turquoise Mined: Kingman Mines AZ USA Please note no natural stones are alike. there will be variations in color Kingman, Arizona is home to the famous Kingman Turquoise Mines. The city of founded in 1882, Kingman itself predates Arizona’s statehood. The Mineral Park Mine is home to the Kingman Turquoise Mine and was first discovered and mined by ancient Native American civilizations long before Europeans discovered the New World.

So I made this jewelry holder from a lovely drift wood I found on my last hiking trip. It’s wrapped with 100% copper wire. Gifted this jewelry holder to a sweet young buddy who needed a something for her stuff. She also picked out a few pieces (not from the photo) to take with her back to Portland.

The necklaces in photo are from my last collection.

It was my last session of pulmanary rehab on 4/4/23 and encouraged to sign up for Maintance sessions. Guess I will. I took earrings to gift away to the ladies. Made me feel happy they got to choose their own preference. Sharing is caring❣️

Festive creations. Ok so I had plenty of leftover beads so why not make it colorful and fun. Beads mixup of ceramic, glass, acrylic, gemstones, and mixed metals.

Buddha n glass bead necklace no longer available

More fun stuff I worked on while our air quality was terrible. Feel sorry for the folk in direct contact with our wild fires. Wow and special thanks to the firefighters who risk their lives and lungs to help fight the fires.