 No one ever wants to hear that you pretty much may have a year or less to live. My name is Lovetta Smith. I was diagnosed in 2003 with Salkadoises. Salkadoises is an autoimmune deficiency that can attack any organ. It affected my skin for about 10 years. But when I initially found out that it had began to spread to my lungs, I was in denial. And when I went to go see my doctor, she wanted me to consider having a double lung transplant. I was just, I was heartbroken. Communicating that to my children was very hard. But at the same time, they wanted me to get better. Our bond definitely grew stronger over this process. And even though it was a high-risk surgery, I wanted to be her biggest supporter and motivator. I was in need of encouragement at that time when I started this journey. And so I joined the Duke Lung Transplant Support Group and other support groups online for Salkadoises. I cannot stress the importance of being a part of a support group because recovery was very hard. And I truly feel that that is what helped me heal through the hardest points. I didn't really know how big her online group was until she was in the hospital. And she said, I need you to update my support group. I need you to let them know that I'm okay. I'm going into surgery and the comments that will come through, it was a beautiful thing to see. I realized that I had to learn how to give myself grace and mercy, which is a big, big key in the healing journey. Knitting was definitely my saving grace. And it's just something that is just very therapeutic for me. So my perspective on whole health is that you have to take care of your mental health, your emotional health, and your spiritual growth. You need absolutely all of them to have a well-rounded, healthy life. This was my opportunity for me to have a second chance to take one day at a time and to live life out loud.