Today he has made it out of ICU and is walking and sitting fairly well. We met most of the transplant team today. His surgeon came for a visit this afternoon and is thinking more can go tomorrow. Looking really good. Now like around 25% or 1 in 3ish patients he has an irregular heart rate and it can get high. Oftentimes this can be corrected and they have started him on the treatment down that path. As Devon says, I can’t be perfect. He is working really hard to get back to normal and do all the work.

https://www.heart.org/-/media/data-import/downloadables/e/3/5/pe-abh-what-is-atrial-fibrillation-ucm_300294.pdf

I am beyond words right now sitting beside my husband with him talking and breathing on his own already. He is going to eat in a few hours. He is completely rocking this and doing unbelievably. Thank you to everyone and all the well wishes. Devon Hack is such an amazing husband. I feel so unbelievably lucky and blessed. — Stacey Hack

Robynn is Devon’s sister and her joy at the successful transplant says it all.

Here is the latest & the greatest – in fact BEST NEWS EVER!!!! Thank you to everyone for your positive thoughts and support for my brother Devon in his journey for a lung transplant. Within 24 hours of getting THE CALL, & being air ambulanced to Edmonton, he’s come through the surgery with flying colours. We’re relieved and ecstatic as we’re embracing the next part of the journey – his recovery. Devon Hack of course has not skipped a beat. He has not let us down because he’s been a fighter through all of this and has remained positive. Way to go Devon! You pushed through all the odds! We love you! It’s a beautiful sunny day and we’reAllLooking forward to more sunny days ahead! Thank you again! Keep the positive vibes coming!

I recently saw a post on Facebook about Emotional Exhaustion around Covid-19 and most people working from home. I’m reminded that I have been working on dealing with this for longer and in a different way but thought I would post some positive around this here. Yes, you read about increased cases in Edmonton and it freaks me out but I remember that with the surgery we are in a better situation with the flu and Covid-19. we can reach out to family and friends online or see them 6 ft apart outside on nice days. We have so much to look forward to and why we should take care of ourselves and ensure we are sleeping well and taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for the ones we love. Here is a little checklist. If you are feeling any of these reach out to your family and friends. Devon has been such an amazing support and his extrovert nature means that he wants to talk to everyone. He really misses going out. I know that some of these are definitely more of a trigger to all of us because of Covid-19. Stay Safe!

https://www.healthline.com/health/emotional-exhaustion

We are keeping in touch with our transplant team regularly. We have medicines and groceries delivered. We only go out for medical procedures and learning all about exercising at home awaiting transplant.