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Rebecca

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About Me



I am married to my loving husband of 8 years Jeff. I am a work at home mom. I have two beautiful children, JJ (5) and Julia (3). I own my own photography business, which allows me to stay home with the kids during the week. My daughter Julia has an idiopathic congestive heart failure condition. She was placed on the UNOS transplant list for a new heart on January 11.

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My Interests

photography, gardening, movies, music, hanging with my family.

Music:

I would say I tend toward pop, alternative, and rock. Right now I like Gwen Stefani's Sweet Escape, I love The Dixie Chicks Not Ready to Make Nice, and been listening to a lot of Maroon 5. I dislike any music that belittles women or advocates violence.

Movies:

You've got mail, When harry met Sally, Cast Away, The Ultimate Gift, pretty much any sappy "girl" movie, lol. IF you want to see a super sad movie about heart transplant go rent John Q. The little boy in the movie has the exact same illness as Julia.

Television:

Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Brothers and Sisters, ER, plus more.

Books:

Currently Reading "The pursuit of HappYness" by Chris Gardner - Interesting side note. When Chris Gardner worked in Medical research he was a lab assistant and helped study using potassium to help preserving high-energy phosphates that has helped transform how heart transplantation surgery is performed. A big thank you to Mr. Gardner for his part in this research so many years ago!

Heroes:

My daughter for watching her fight for her life every day since her birth. Myself for standing up for my family, holding us together through hard times and obtaining my dream of owning my own thriving business. My husband for always loving me. My son for his wonderful happy and loving disposition and for him always knowing that a hug is the best solution to any problem

My Blog

Julia has a new heart!

Julia had her heart transplant on Wednesday, 5/15/08 between 3:30-9:30 AM.  She recovering very well.  You can visit her web page at www.caringbridge.org/visit/juliarenz to read her whole st...
Posted by Rebecca on Sat, 17 May 2008 07:53:00 PST

Julia is about to go in for her new heart

WE got the word Wed afternoon that they have found a heart for Julia.  We got the word at about 3 AM that the donor heart looks good and they will be bringing it back.  They have to wait for...
Posted by Rebecca on Thu, 15 May 2008 02:32:00 PST

So tired

Maybe it is because I have a bit of a cold, or it is because I am going through what must be the hardest thing I have had to do (or will have to do) in my entire life, but I am SOOOOOO tired.  I ...
Posted by Rebecca on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:12:00 PST

I agree on one point with a Reb., gasp,lol

I don't know anything about this person but I do agree with this particular statement. ""We have to remember that every dollar being spent on the stimulus package is being borrowed from our children. ...
Posted by Rebecca on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:00:00 PST

tines up or down

Ok, if anyone has ever spent a long period of time living with their in-laws you know that you find out that different people do things differently.  My MIL is a wonderful person and she is makin...
Posted by Rebecca on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:28:00 PST

I have decided

I have struggled with who to vote for in the Democratic Caucus today.  I have decided that I will be supporting Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination.  I believe that he has the inspira...
Posted by Rebecca on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:09:00 PST

blood donors needed

If you are in Colorado we could use some blood donors We have set up a direct donor account for blood donations for Julia.  She is O- blood type.  You can also donate in Julia's name even if...
Posted by Rebecca on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:39:00 PST

Going home!

Here is a link to the channel 2 news story. http://cw2.trb.com/news/kwgn-heart-transplant-girl,0,3716158 .story?coll=kwgn-home-2 Looks like they are going to be doing a bit more on tonights news. They...
Posted by Rebecca on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:10:00 PST

Julia will be listed this week for a new heart

Well,the heart cath went pretty badly today.  Julias BP readings in her lungs were very high and that was before they tried to stress them with added fluid.  With the numbers that she is sho...
Posted by Rebecca on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:23:00 PST

new web site for Julia

Dear Friends and Family, I created a CaringBridge site to keep you up to date on Julia Renz. CaringBridge is a nonprofit organization that helps friends and families stay connected.  I will updat...
Posted by Rebecca on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:37:00 PST