IOPO: Indiana Organ Procurement Organization, Inc.

We're Here!!

Hey!!  
We made it!!  Thank you all for coming out to the airport on Monday morning to see us off!! All the green shirts we very noticeable!! Channel 8,13 and Fox 59 News came out to interview us and I did a live interview with WIBC radio that played throughout the day!  
Our flight left Indianapolis at 9:30 a.m. and we arrived in Pasadena at 10:30 a.m. Pasadena time!  We had quiet an exciting morning.  Our flight was long and memorable.  Dana, Andy, Dave and I flew out on Monday and Matt Wingler and my girls, Britton and Brooke and Dana's son Gavin arrived today (Thursday) around 11:00 a.m.  They were so glad to leave the snow and cold and fly into LAX and a beautiful 75 degree day!  Tine Martin, IOPO's family service coordinator flew in later on this afternoon!

We came out a little early to relax, and get use to the 3 hour time change.. I'm still getting used to it!!  We spent Monday walking around LA and Manhattan Beach.  Kim, Dana, Holly and I went down to the ocean and played around a little.. Okay, a lot!!  I haven't had this much fun in years!!  I haven't been on a plane since 1988 and I've seen the ocean once.  So it is so exciting for me!!  The guys are following us like puppy dogs, whipping out their wallets when we ask! lol  

.. We haven't relaxed much, we go from the time we get up until we go to bed!! I apologize for the delay in my posts.  I'm sorry if I disappointed any of you.  This month has been so hectic getting ready for the Holidays and our trip to Pasadena.  I'm a little nervous being so far away from my medical team.  There is a lot of emotion coming in a few days, I have so much going on in my head and got some bad news about my grandma when we got here.  So again, I apologize for 'slacking'. You all have been behind me from day 1 and I won't let you down!  I'm learning a lot about myself this week and thinking a lot about my donor.  

 

People are starting to check in to the hotel with Donate Life bags, and I hear people talking about their loved ones.  

I will post pictures tomorrow, as I am on the hotel computer.  I'm having trouble with getting wifi here!  We're off to Hollywood tomorrow morning for the day and then back in time for my Float rider dinner, where I will be meeting some new friends!! 

Love you all!
Lynn