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Post by rvanderbyl »

Wow, that is great! Hope you have a speedy recovery Paul! May warm healing winds blow you back onto the water soon!
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Best wishes. You are an inspiration to all of us.
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Post by Wingnut »

:D Great news, heal quickly Paul!
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Paul,hope all goes well and we're all thinking of you.Best wishes Carmen and Ed.
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Post by Geoffy »

Awesome - for you both, for us all!
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Post by JL »

Enjoy those new beauties Paul !!! 8) First good reason I've ever heard for going to Toronto :roll: http://www.paulneedslungs.com/?page_id=150
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Post by BA »

Fantastic news Paul! Wishing you a speedy recovery and hope to see you at Cook St soon!
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Post by lkg »

fantastic news Paul & Sandra!! Have a speedy recovery so you can come home soon!!

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This is so awesome. We are all so excited for you and wishing you a full recovery and happy use of the new set :twisted: Hope you can come home soon!
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Post by jellyfish »

Huge Thanks to Steph for keeping everyone updated with Paul's progress reports. Hopping down to the 'step down unit' today. Wow.... what progress :lol:
The little tube with the ball they are talking about on the blog is an incentive spirometer. The exercise of sucking into it raises the small ball and helps inflate the lower lobes of the lungs.
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Way to go Paul and Sandra! What a journey. You are a true inspiration!
Hope you get to fill your new lungs with some WIND very soon!
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Paul and Sandra are an inspiration for sure!

Paul's been moved out of the ICU to the "Step Down Unit" already. Sandra got her first full night's sleep in ages. The recovery process is still full of challenges and potentially large obstacles but I'm sure they'll both meet them head-on and with the strength that they've mustered all through this journey.

Paul will likely remain in Toronto for the typical three month period of recovery post- transplant. Daily physio and regular exams will be the routine for the next while. Barring any complications, Paul and Sandra could be back in Victoria as early as the beginning of August!

Thanks to this amazing community for the overwhelming support; it means so much (and will continue to do so) to P & S.
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Thats fantastic news! Go Paul, go!
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Nicole and I have been thinking about you and Sandra. We are so happy that your surgery happened for you so quickly. Wishing you a speedy recovery and speedy return to Victoria.

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"Paul feels very strongly that the prayers and love that everyone have
sent out are the entire reason he is doing so well.  He also wants
everyone to understand that this is still such a critical time of
healing and recovery that he needs your prayers more than ever.  I
have assured him that there is no slow in the flow."

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