Letters To The Editor

Thu., Dec. 24, 1998

Life-changes story had familiar ring

This is in regards to the story “A new sense of normal” (Valley Voice, Dec. 17).

I just want to say that I know the feeling of life never being the same.

I also live in the Valley and I had a liver transplant in July of 1996.

It was a long struggle for me, too. I wound up with CMV and was in the hospital twice after my transplant.

I am doing very well now, but it was a long, hard road. I’m taking only small amounts of anti-rejection medicines and I am able to work again.

Before my transplant I couldn’t do anything for more than five minutes at a time. I’d sit down to rest and fall asleep immediately.

My family was under so much stress it’s hard to believe we made it through intact.

I didn’t feel like my body was my own. Having this new organ in me was strange. It felt too big for my body. I really felt the difference.

And the moon face I got from the Prednisone was unbelievable. My daughter told me I looked like a cabbage patch doll.

I don’t worry too much about getting sick now, although I still don’t go to buffet restaurants and I don’t hug people as much as I used to.

I guess what I’m getting at is that with time (it took me two years), even though life is so different, it starts feeling normal again, in a new way. Becky Bancroft Greenacres

Valley voters deserve to be thanked

I would like to thank the voters of Spokane County.

Several times in recent elections we have put our children’s future in the hands of the voters in the form of bond issues to build new schools, refurbish old schools and maintain our present schools.

Each time these bonds were voted into fruition.

It is truly gratifying to live in a place where our children’s education is regarded so highly.

The children benefiting from this education are going to one day be holding jobs of importance in our community as teachers, community leaders and parents.

Thank you for voting your conscience and giving our schools the money they need to do the best possible job they can for our children and our future. Bruce Gunn Liberty Lake

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