I haven’t had a moment to think about posting more today. Like a hyperactive bunny rabbit (ok, bad analogy there), I have been checking in on the progress of another person with CF. “Pepe” a.k.a. Gina is a very well loved young woman in a head on fight for her life right now. She has been waiting for three years for new lungs. Last night was the worst night this girl has ever faced, her lungs finally gave out. At 4 am this morning she was put on EMCO, from my understanding that diverts your blood out of your body, through a machine that basically does the mechanics of breathing for you (exchanges CO2 and O2). At that time she was also put into a coma.

The CF community has witnessed a miracle today. Four hours after receiving the worst news ever about our dear friend, she got “the call”. Pepe was shortly on her way to the OR to receive her new lungs. I am in shock. I am speechless. Her clock was ticking down to the last final hours and FINALLY after years of waiting, unmentionable amounts of pain, unbelievable strength and determination, she finally got what she needs so bad to live, just to take another breath of life.

On this note I would really appreciate it if all of you took a moment and agreed to become an organ donor. Here in Colorado it is as simple as signing the back of your drivers license. How hard can that be? If for some horrible reason your life is cut too short, you could live on in spirit by donating your organs to someone who could really use a second chance.

Check out the Friends of Pepe’s blog. This is a blog kept by her two best friends. Both have dealt with the raw pain of cystic fibrosis, one has even undergone a lung transplant at the end of last year. Their blog shows the struggles Pepe has gone through in the past several years while waiting for new lungs. If you have never seen the pains of someone in end-stage cystic fibrosis, it may be a hard read, so you have been warned.

Please send your positive thoughts, strengthening vibes, and prayers to Gina in hopes she make it smoothly through the surgery (still waiting for an update), and through the transplant process.