Stories from Caregivers: Katey from MICHIGAN

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Katey

FROM MICHIGAN

My Mom (Rebekah) had a double lung transplant at the University of Michigan Hospital in 2007. I've cared for her since she was diagnosed with COPD in '99. I'm a wife and mother of five children in which two have been diagnosed with Autism. I'm busy but I wouldn't change having the opportunity to help others when I can. Sometimes I feel alone in caring for my loved ones but it is all so worth it to me. I try to live life to the fullest and bring that same energy with me everywhere that I go.

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