Welcome to our blog - we are the Bessette family: Jackie, Shannon and Oliver! An extraordinary life is created from all of the ordinary moments....and here in our little corner of the internet you can follow our extraordinarily ordinary!
Happy New Year! It is official – we have closed the book on 2016 and are just starting to write the story of 2017. Now is the time to start hoping, dreaming, and figuring out what you want this year to be… As ya’ll know, I LOVE a fresh start. A crisp new calendar, a … More Happy New Year 2017!
Wednesday’s have now become Danny’s standard check-in days at Hopkins. Each week we go to meet with the transplant team, catch up with necessary specialists, review his medications, and get a report of what to expect at each stage of healing. Following these appointments, I will share an update of Danny’s progress, what we have learned, and any changes on recovery here on the blog. … More Wednesday’s at Hopkins
My birthday message for my mom this year…. and the gift she has given me to navigate this period of time. … More Happy Birthday to My Mom!
Merry Christmas! … More Christmas 2016
Tonight I write while sitting next to our beautifully lit Christmas tree…. as of last Thursday evening Danny is HOME! During my last post I shared with you that Danny would be required to compete full 5 days in the ICU and then move to the step down unit. This is a Hopkins policy … More Finding Our Footing
Sunday night I left the hospital after a bit of an unexpectedly long day. I enjoyed a gloriously long shower, delicious dinner, and funny movie with my mom, until I eventually crawled into the fluffy warm hotel bed and crashed. My mom was still up working a little with the light and it was barely … More My Dream
Family, friends, readers ….. Danny has new lungs. Hopefully you have been able to follow along on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook – because since about 1AM on Thursday, December 1 we have been in recovery mode. The days and times are all a blur….. Danny, myself and our parents are living not by calendar dates or by a watch, but milestones and check lists – making the blog suddenly a little quiet. The reality is we are forced into survival mode, yet the part that is so weird is how very different this experience is compared to past hospital stays – there is incredible joy. … More Hello from the Other Side
Danny is getting lungs…. now! … More Danny is in Surgery
Today, November 28, 2016 my husband, Danny Bessette listed at Johns Hopkins Hospital for a double lung transplant. … More Danny Listed
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! … More Happy Thanksgiving 2016
