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How are you touched by transplantation?
I am on the Transplant Waiting List
What is your city / state and country of residence?
Des Moines, IA Polk county.
If you are on the transplant waiting list, when were you listed?
August 8, 2007
If you are on the transplant waiting list, what type of transplant are you waiting for?
Heart
If you are on the transplant waiting list, please use this space to write about your experience:
I am a 37 year old man living in Des Moines, IA. I had a massive MI on October 24, 2005. I returned to health, and returned to work the following spring. I worked until July of 2007 until i started recieving ICD shocks due to VTach. I was referred to the transplant service at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, MN. After the work-up and 8 days in the hospital, i was listed as a "2".My health continued to go downhill. I was implanted with an LVAD in January 2008. I am currently listed as 1a.
What do you do for a living?
professional driver/leadman
How did you find out about TransplantCafe.com?
i was referred by a friend who is post transplant
What is your relationship status?
Married
What is Your Favorite Quote(s)?
when we don't see God's miracles, we are looking for, It is because we are not looking for the miracles he is giving us... Why catch a falling star? what are you gonna do with it?...life cannot stop simply because we are waiting for a transplant..what have we changed if it doesn't happen?
My Personal (non-commercial) Website, Page, or Blog URL:
http://mark1mcgrew1.spaces.live.com/blog/
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dogg dayz

July 21 Dogg dayz! Hey ya'll, howzit? I am living every day in eager anticipation of the next. I am thankful every time I wake up simply for the fact that I DID wake up. I am alive. I refuse to be sick. (although, my body seldom seems to agree with me) Here are the facts. I am sick, physically. It is hard, to put one foot in front of the other. It is hard, to feel like crap all of the time. It is hard, to not know IF I will ever get a heart. It is hard, to know that I am dragging you and my fami… Continue

Posted on July 21st, 2008 at 11:59am — No Comments (Add)

Just sayin' hi.

July 05 just sayin' hi. Hi. Fair warning, this is not gonna be good, or long. Just the facts. I had VT again last night (Friday, the 4th). I was getting into bed @ 2345, and the heart just "took off". I sat down, and switched ,from battery power on my LVAD, to "house" power, for the night. I no sooner lay my head on the pillow, then here it came, kind of like that freight train in the Coors Light commercial. Out of nowhere. I headed to the ER, for the "usual", and got there around 0020 and was… Continue

Posted on July 5th, 2008 at 6:49pm — No Comments (Add)

OOOOOOPS!

Heart is hanging in there. I dropped my LVAD bag on my toe last night. I think I broke it. Hey, look at it this way, I haven't talked about VT all week. Oh yeah, @ 1045hrs this morning, I went into VT. have a nice day...

Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 1:16pm — 1 Comment (Add)

ON AND ON...

Hey all, quick update on me... I am still alive! I went into VT last night, and headed for the ER here in Des Moines. About 3 minutes away from the hospital, my heart "self converted". Nothing left to do but turn the car around, and head back home. I remain on the 1a status, and I continue to pray. Spirits are soaring, as God has done small miracles frequently in my life. I am still waiting on the tx, and waking up every day, so i refuse to complain. I post my blog often in alot more detail if a… Continue

Posted on June 18th, 2008 at 8:21pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Bad nights come and go...

We all have bad nights. It is a fact of life. Last night, I gotta tell you, really SUCKED! I was thinking I was on my way home to meet my precious savior. I was run through the ringer, and back. I had accelerated heartrates, chest pain, light headedness, insomnia, and an excruciatingly painful shoulder. I managed to sleep about an hour. I am not afraid to face death. I have crossed that line several times, and I cannot adequately describe the peace and beauty I experienced. The problem is, my fa… Continue

Posted on June 1st, 2008 at 2:38pm — 2 Comments (Add)

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At 9:00pm on July 23rd, 2008, Nelson Freytes said…
Hey man, that's great to know. Any idea why she hasn't been coming to the cafe? Anyway, just good to know she's good..
n
At 7:29am on July 21st, 2008, Justine said…
Hiya...sorry been a little while since chatted - got a lot of things happening at the moment. i really hope that you are doing ok. Happy smiles from me!! x
At 7:02pm on July 20th, 2008, Kim Burdakin said…
Mark, Hope you've had a nice weekend. Sure went fast. I've been asking around and haven't spoken to anyone in the area that had their heart transplant in Iowa City. I had a good experience with the transplant program in Iowa City when I had my liver transplant. I've heard, they have a new transplant director and a new surgeon but have not met them yet. I got every other year for my check ups now. Won't go back until next summer. I do go to my local hospital every other month for lab work so they check to see that everything is working properly. There is a man here in Muscatine that had a heart transplant but I've not yet met him. I'll see if I can track him down. I'll let you know what I can find out. Take care.
At 7:43am on July 17th, 2008, Nelson Freytes said…
Mark,
If you click "send message" under my, or any of your friend's profile photo that will be private communications with them through TC. You can also email me at transplantcafe@gmail.com.

N
At 4:13pm on July 15th, 2008, Justine said…
Hey me again...back again messaging people on this site..it's hard work having all these networking sites..lol. Hope u have been ok x
At 12:11am on July 14th, 2008, Nelson Freytes said…
Mark,
Man, honestly that is a little more technical than I am able to handle. A couple of things you can try are:

1. Click here to go to the support forum and post your issue there for other members to help you.
2. Go to a member's page where they've uploaded and see if they have any idea.

I really have little experience uploading songs and converting to MP3, etc.. Wish I could be of more help with this. Try my suggestions above and I'll also ask the site host to see if they know how to address it.

But really, it sounds like a technical / file conversion issue that you may get help with from other online forums about this stuff.

Hope that helps. Let me know.

n
At 11:26am on July 11th, 2008, Nelson Freytes said…
Hi Mark,
If your page works like mine.. you have a black music box in the left column of your page under "my music." Below the black box is a link that reads "add music," click it and all should be pretty easy from there.

Let me know that it worked for you.

Nelson
At 5:59pm on July 9th, 2008, Kim Burdakin said…
Where would we be without the grace of God. He's been by my side many times!
At 3:03pm on July 9th, 2008, Kim Burdakin said…
Hello Mark,
I'm Kim from Muscatine, Iowa. I just stumbled onto your site when I saw the picture with the Iowa license plate. Welcome to the transplant journey. Please know that I will praying for you and the hopes that you will receive your much needed heart soon.
Smiles & Hugs : )
Kim
At 12:44pm on July 5th, 2008, Nelson Freytes said…
Glad you're OK. I see what you mean by "paint it" now.. funny. Just remember that if you do write on your own wall, others won't be prompted of it as a reply to what they wrote you. For that, you have to hit "comment back" to go to their page and reply.

Take care,
n

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