Today, being my birthday, I thought I’d treat Cindy with my presence.  I let her know I was coming over.  She met me outside her house just at the top of her driveway.  She grabbed my arm and we took a small walk.  You can see the path we took in the picture below (just follow the blue line)

Cindy was able to walk without an oxygen tank.  We took it slow.  She made it to the target destination and back into the house.  She tested her oxygen saturation level when she sat down.  It should be at least 90 but it was at 76.  She rested an it slowly came up to 89 and eventually hit 96.  It has been a long time since she was able to do that.  Just before she went in for her surgery, she walked to the bathroom (about 20 steps) without oxygen and her saturation level was 75.  She wasn’t able to get her saturation level to come up without oxygen.

Before the surgery, Cindy couldn’t talk for more than 2 minutes without running out of breath.   I sat and talked with her for about an hour today.  She didn’t need any oxygen and was able to talk clearly without sounding winded.

It was a very nice birthday present.

If you would like to review Cindy’s journey to now, you can read the last few posts on this blog and find the posts from previous years at Cindy’s Status.