Today could very well be the very first day that you are able to breathe a deep breath with you new lungs!  I am so excited, humbled and grateful that your lung transplant surgery went so well yesterday.  I know you’re a fighter and although it is hard to prepare for the exact day of such a major life changing event, you have been courageously patient and I know God has been and will continue to work in you and through you in this next change of life.  I can’t wait to see you and will try my best to hold back my tears of joy so I don’t drown you.    I’m so glad I get to be your friend, to have such a firsthand look at your heart and life through this process, and to get to relive the intricacies of life and the simplest of joys with you of being able to breathe deeply, walk without getting winded and to focus all your strength on carrying Faith and not your oxygen tank.  Oh what a beautiful day!  I love you, I am praying for you, and I can’t wait to listen to you share your new experiences in life.  And no matter how hard this rehab and recovery process gets, remember that you are worth it…that all the pain and struggle is worth it!  I love you!