Well, here we are again. In another ICU, recovering from another liver transplant – my fourth. Seeing it in black and white is still quite surreal.<\/p>\n
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This has been a very different recovery though, two and a half months after the transplant and I\u2019m still in ICU. There\u2019s a long long way to go.<\/p>\n
For my first blog back I just wanted to say hi, and see where it goes from there. It\u2019s difficult to explain how I\u2019m feeling at the moment, everything is still so strange. Wires and tubes attached to me and I can\u2019t get out of bed by myself yet. With help from the physio team I hope to get stronger over the coming months and gradually have less attachments.<\/p>\n
The most important thing to say is thank you. Thank you once again to a perfect stranger who has saved my life, I will always be grateful for you. And to myself, keep going, because even though I don\u2019t always feel it, I am recovering and I need to get better – I have a lot more living to do!<\/p>\n
Notes from the ICU<\/p>\n
Lucia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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