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Graham
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Met in April 2006 – Capital One
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Opening a branch together w/ another close
friend Jarrod
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Coughing fits and found out about CF
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Carpooled together
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Drove me absolutely crazy – seemed very negative
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Did not sugar coat it
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Told our managers their idea was absolutely
horrible
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Grew closer
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We became great friends
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Played golf
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Went to the lake
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Changed the way I laughed
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Asked me to be in his wedding
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Process of having a baby
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My Engagement
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*thong story*
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Sick Pre-Transplant
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O2 bag
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*Golf handicap story*
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Jarrod and I researched donating a living lung
when he went on the list
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Getting the calls
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Stress was unbearable
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1st call came while we were driving
home from the lake
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2nd call came but was turn around
quickly
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3rd times a charm
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It was late, maybe 3am when I got there
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He made them wait until I got there
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Color Board changed Purple to Orange
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Prayed all night
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Recovery
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He sent me pictures of the swelling
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Long recovery
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In and Out several times
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Worried us about the success of the transplant
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Problems were early and everything got better
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Living life
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4.5 Years of healthy fun
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Soccer, Working Out, Golf, and Gaining Weight
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*Golf power story*
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Passions
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Family
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Erin and Jordan
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Friends
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Work
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Coaching
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Getting Sick
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Came down with a funk
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Thought nothing of it
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Stayed sick
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Felt that something else was going on
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REJECTION
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Horrible news
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Continued the fight until the end
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Remembering Graham
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We all have our stories
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Share them with each other
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Keep them close to your hearts
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Cherish them
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Graham touched so many of us in so many ways
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*insert a “Don’t touch me there, you’re not my
daddy.”
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Remember him as a good man
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A family man
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A funny man
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A generous man
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A positive man
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But most importantly
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A fortunate man
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Historically, children w/ CF died as infants,
and as recent as 1980, the median survival was less than 20 years. Today, it has reached 37.5. Graham was 37.75. Always above average! Fortunate!!!
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He married a strong, beautiful, and loving
woman. Fortunate!!!
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He wasn’t supposed to be able to have a
kid. He found a way. Fortunate!!!
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Look around.
Look at how many people were affected by him. Who has this many friends?!?! Fortunate!!!
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Beat the odds.
50% of Lung Transplant patients don’t make it to year 5. Fortunate!!!
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He got a 2nd chance at life. Fortunate!!!
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He got the chance to live like he was
dying! Fortunate!!!
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Take comfort
in knowing that though he is gone today, you will meet him soon enough because
this life is but a vapor compared to the eternity we will all spend
together in Heaven.
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| Jacob always was negatively influenced by this silly man! Then again - Jacob did introduce Graham to X-Box - ew. |
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