I'm not sure I have much Cf related to tell. I found an old PFT print out that I shared with ym husband. I think he got it. I explained to him about how CF works to efficiently destroy the lungs and showed him my FVC and FEV1 and my 25-75 (75-25?). I explained that while I might see my PFT score jump a bit since swimming, that most likely I've lost about 30% of my lung capacity due to fibrosis...I think he understood that - that almost 1/3 of my lungs aren't working properly and never will again. And I showed him my small airways 33% and how I haven't seen an increase in that in years and so chances are that will only go down too. I think the numbers got to him. The understanding that I'd like to hold on dearly to that 70% of lung function that I've got. That onve it's gonre, it's probably gone for good. Now he understands that when I was at 54% last fall, that was a scary place to be. He seems willing to learn, willing to try to understand.
In other news, I'm being very "green" this C-mas (oh, how i hate those gimmicky catch phrases) making people tote bags and crocheted pouches and I think I might put an energy efficient light bulb in the bags and maybe a homemade chapstick.
So, as I craft, as much for myself as anything I want to take some pics of what I've made - part show offy and part recorder.
The HE-Man bag is for my little brother (he is 27, not that little) made out of a sheet I scored at Goodwill. I don't know who is getting the other bag. The owl purse I made for myself cuz you can't craft withouth making yourself a little sumthin' - the puches...well, I just learned to crochet and they are a little wonky, so I am not sure yet what I will do with them.
I am making this for the baby:
and bangs! The last time i had bangs my husband called me Linda Hamilton for a few months. I hope they look better this time.
