Just look them in the eyes and say 'I'm gonna do it anyway'

Everyone's face is asymmetrical but mine has been, and still is in fact, a good bit more asymmetric than usual. I had a surgical extraction of a wisdom tooth done on Tuesday that has left the left side of my face almost as puffed up as when I was on steroids. Having noticed that I realised that I have more about the cheeks in general than I have had in a very long time. I'm by no means fat but I've got more of a face than I've had in a very long time. All of that is a product of the quite wonderful PEG tube that pumps liquid feed into my stomach overnight and a few drugs to stimulate weight gain.

So I'm now at a weight that is acceptable and have fulfilled all the other criteria the transplant team wanted and now I even have a date to go down for my assessment. Mon 27th June is my day for being admitted and I should get home on the Thursday. They can accommodate one person but as both my mother and younger sister want to come along they're going to book into a B&B for those few days. I feel slightly bad for them because they'll be coming down and I'll be getting tests done all day so the only time they'll be able to visit will be at night. I'm sure they'll occupy their time easy enough.

So it's finally arrived - after two years of assorted infections, massive difficulties with weight gain and another few hoops to jump through, I'm now at the stage where they assess every single facet of my condition and what results mean for my condition. This is when I find out if I am suitable for transplant. I've waited for so long for this and I'm so very excited that it's so soon now.