Aloha Everyone

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Did fine on 9hr 21 min. flight to HI. Used AIRSEP portable

concentrator at both airports. Have taken photos which will post

when I return home. Today is the 1/2 way point of our vacation.

Was glad we only were spending 2 days at Hilton Hawaiian Village

hotel as that resort is so big it required a lot of walking for me.

But I did get in the swimming pool the one day with my 50' oxygen

hose connected to my E tank on the cart. However, the physical

therapist from the lung transplant team who had advised me that

swimming probably wouldn't be good for me because water pressure is

too hard on your lungs when you have this disease was apparently

right as I could feel the pressure when I dipped down in the water

and swam just a few feet. On Aug 2nd we began our stay at the New

Otani Kaimana hotel which is a smaller, quieter hotel right on the

beach new Kapiolani Park and Diamond Head and it is great. This

afternoon I stayed in our hotel room with Baby Maile while the rest

of the family went downstairs to the beach to swim. Last evening we

had a pizza party in our room and when my son and family first

arrived the 2 year old twins were so excited and kept saying Ocean.

At 8 p.m. they got to see the fireworks that Hilton Hi. VIllage

provides every Fri. eve. Tomorrow we are going to Kahala hotel for

brunch and the kids will be excited to see the dolphins. The

Tradewinds are blowing and I've been feeling good so hope the winds

keep blowing. Tonight Jeff and I are baby sitting (but the kids are

in bed already) so and Sandy can enjoy having dinner out

alone. Appreciate your prayers for the rest of my trip and my

flight home. We leave here on the 9th and arrive the 10th.

Love and ALoha,

Judy IPF 11/06