What a difference a year can make!

A year ago around this time I was struggling to breath, walk without falling, and scared to death to drive in fear I would pass out with my children in the car! I carried around the nickname "smurf"! Today, (I write this with tears of joy) I ran my first ever 5K! Can you believe it??? I can't that's for sure! I spoke with my cardiologist yesterday and he really pumped me up for today's run. He said,"Anne, I'm begining to think there is nothing in this world you can't do!" The run was so surreal. Of coarse I've been running to train and have been doing about 4 miles every other day. But, to run with normal people and be treated as a equal was such an overwhelming feeling. I am in fact now no longer the girl who was given several poor prognosis, the one who had 3 TIA's and was in the testing process to be considered for a heart lung transplant or who had just had open heart ....I was a RUNNER! My old life will be left behind but not forgotten. Like I've stated before in every life experience there is a lesson. Through it all I've learned so much about who I am and who I want to be. I value every moment big or small, I make it a point to tell my friends and family how much they mean to me. God decided it wasn't my time and has more for me to do in this world and I won't let him down! If you would excuse me I have some celebrating to do.............!