Today, Graham is turning 37 years old and many in the medical field consider this "old" for a CF patient. When Graham was born in 1978 his life expectancy was 7-10 years old. Then came along a miracle drug, Tobi, and it sky rocketed the life expectancy to 30 for certain cases. They were always weary about Graham's case, thinking he wouldn't make it to his Dirty Thirty's, but he defied the odds.
This is when he began crashing however, and CF finally turned his lungs into rocks. He was blessed with a double lung transplant and the past 5 years (well, 4, he had a rough first year) have been awesome. A month ago, we were convinced he wouldn't make it to his next birthday, but he did. So suck it Cystic Fibrosis, he's made it to 37 and he'll make it to 40!
Happy birthday G Man!! You are an awesome person, inside and out! We love you!
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Birthday Miracle Boy,
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've had a bit of a rough time there. Your doing a great job, hang in there.
If you are ever in the Hill Country I'm sure you can still kick my ass on the golf course.You got a great woman in Erin and what a cutey Jordan is. Cherish each other and peace be with you.I Love You. Keith Hey check out Jake's music at jameskeithmusic.com