Y'all make me smile. :) I don't have CF but I am learning so much by watching your vlogs. Being a better believer in Christ and loving my husband more.

thank you Peter, because I think what you do well, is reassure her she's beautiful (she is), and also just LISTEN. I think it's scary if a person is not heard, it's lonely no matter who else is around you. One person that listens, makes us feel heard and loved.

I love how Mary counts off or lists the things she is saying by touching her fingers to her face. 😉 She and Peter were definitely made to be together by God!! He blesses her and she blesses him!

Hi Mary! Would you ever do a Q & A with your sister? I can think of tons of questions to ask you guys about her story and your relationship and how CF has played a role in growing up together!

Hi Mary! I'm Amanda and I'm 16 years old and have CF as well (late diagnosis at 14!) and I've never been very compliant until recently when I started watching your channel and now I've been doing my breathing treatments every day while I watch your videos! I just want to thank you for inspiring me to take care of myself better and to stay healthy ❤️

@thefreylife

8 жыл бұрын

+Amanda Hi Amanda! Thanks so much for saying hi and introducing yourself! I'm so so glad to hear that you have started doing your treatments more, and I hope you know we are here cheering you on! Keep on taking the best care of yourself that you possibly can...that's all we can do is our very best :) Hang in there!

It's great to see you smiling and in good spirits, Mary! When I worked at McDonalds, my store manager made us say "thank you, stop back" to every single customer, and it was the most awkward thing ever. We would get yelled at if we said any other farewell. I understand that encouraging repeat business is important, but it drove me crazy. It became such a habit that I even said it to the pizza guy once when he delivered to my house! Yikes! I always had a good laugh when customers would reply with "thanks, you too" hehe

you two are the sweetest. love seeing your thank you exchange in this video!

I hate when they dig for veins....eehh is right! I gotta try your 'recipe' next time im in the hospital! Looked pretty good. I love how positive you are even while inpatient,still praying for you!

Glad u guys are enjoying the hospital as much as u can. You all give me so much courage, belief and happiness in every vlog u make and we watch. Thankyou. Hope you guys stay positive as you have / are being. And most of all enjoy it. Thankyou. Love you all.

bet you were great fun to work with Mary!

I'm so there with you on the blood work. For me it isn't so much my veins roll but they are super hard to find. I have come to know which arm has the best luck and my usual nurse who does it is great at finding it without much pain or fuss but anyone else or ones in the ER have often had to poke me 2-4 times in various spots or they will poke me thinking they have it and then do the fishing thing. Ugh! I use to faint from getting blood drawn so if it's not my usual nurse I lay down in case they poke more than once cause of they poke more than once I'm out cold lol

I always enjoy the vlogs

I know you obviously don't film/share everything but it really seems like you're coughing less, Mary! I also wanted to say that your upbeat attitude whilst I'm the hospital is so inspiring and impressive. Hospitals can be dreary places but you guys don't seem to look at it that way. Well wishes to you both and of course Ollie, who is looking adorable as ever :)

@thefreylife

8 жыл бұрын

+Sara Marriott The less coughing is due to the fact that I'm sitting still all day, and not walking around or going places...but when we get home, we will be able to tell if my coughing has improved or not :) Thanks so much for cheering us on in this journey!

Thank you for the video. I always enjoy watching you and Peter. Take care the both of you. I hope you feel better each and every day. 👍👍👍👍

I love the Chick-fil-A sauce so much!

So with you there on the bloodwork! I do not have CF, but a vascular disease, and have to get bloodwork done and get surgery fairly often. I always joke that my mum is the only one who gets the veins on the first try because she made me (she was an ER assistant, now works at the bloodwork clinic, sorry no idea what that's called in English :) ). Really nice to see you talk about respectfully declining to be the trainee guinea pig so to speak. There's nothing wrong with asking for someone who doesn't have to fish around for the veins if you've already been stabbed with a needle so often. Good luck and take care :)

Love your creative ideas to make the best of hospital stays!

I'm so glad you're feeling better Mary! You guys are so funny making your own wing dip dressing, looked yummy! hopefully your tummy agrees too. :-) I know what you mean about tricky veins, sometimes it will take 6 times after 6 different people try with me, but found out that a small shot of lidocaine in that area, before they stick you works perfect, you don't feel a thing while they poke you. :-) Ollie is so cute sitting there on the bed with you while you have PT, such a companion. And Peter you are so cute while you look at Mary with those loving caring supportive eyes when she tells you thank you for talking care of her. You guys are the best, love you lots. Love and hugs to the 3 of you, see you tomorrow!

That looks really good for chicken strips for sauce glad your doing well

I've done phlebotomy for eight years and your veins look really good !!

as a nurse I love when patients give me advice about their bodies, they're the ones who know them best. I've seen many nurses proven wrong by the patient :)

Mary ur doing great keep it up we are all cheering for u :)

OMG I love honey bbq boneless wings

I think I'm getting admitted to the hospital today I got chemo a few days ago but not feeling good worst than usual you inspire me love you and pray for you everyday

@thefreylife

8 жыл бұрын

+Melissa Hevenor Oh Melissa, I'm so sorry to hear that you are feeling more pooey than normal :( hang in there!

I love you laugh Mary

Mary I hope you fell better and I also have cf and I'm doing pretty good.😁

I'm binge watchin The Frey Life

I totally feel you on the bloodwork thing. I've had so much blood drawn in the past 3 years because of my chronic illness, and sometimes the person doing it just doesn't listen. In one arm, it's impossible to get blood. In the other, the vein is really deep and rolls a lot. If they aren't really really gentle, I end up with gigantic bruises that last for weeks. If they would just listen to me, I wouldn't always be so uncomfortable!

Oh, have been there being stuck multiple times, so awful. It has brought me to tears.

No need for Netflix binge watching your videos!😍❤️

I'm not in the hospital but I'm home doing an 8 hour IVIG infusion while watching your video for the day!

Creative cooking never takes a break. I will return to this video when I'm in the hospital to remove my fibroids. Thanks for sharing a new way to cook.

I love "I'm awake, I'm alive, and my head doesn't even hurt"! It's such an awesome and positive way to look at things!

@eej1983able

6 жыл бұрын

Stas Z I've adopted her sayings lol Do watcha think you cant do and I'm awake, I'm alive, and blank doesn't hurt

@callanbentlee3357

3 жыл бұрын

A tip: you can watch movies on Flixzone. I've been using it for watching all kinds of movies these days.

@ernestomatthias8682

3 жыл бұрын

@Callan Bentlee yea, been using Flixzone} for since november myself :D

@trentmiles5616

3 жыл бұрын

@Callan Bentlee Yup, I have been watching on flixzone} for months myself =)

My boyfriend and I are thinking about starting a channel similar to yours! He's a fibro! But we love watching yall and seeing the different tricks you have for in hospital stays! We love our hospitals food, BUT it can get old over the span of 3 weeks, so we will have to try this sometime!

I'm so glad you guys had a good day yesterday ❤️ my first and only job was at our grocery store Jewel Osco but I ended up being too sick to work 😕👎🏼. I'm glad they're monitoring your oxygen, I know when my saturation goes down and I have a hard time breathing my cheeks get really pink and I get uncomfortable too. They've been like that all week since I've been dealing with pneumonia, I most likely will be joining you in the hospital club sometime soon since the oral antibiotics aren't working and I'm getting worse but hopefully both of us will be feeling at least a little bit better soon ❤️

@kieragreevy6814

8 жыл бұрын

I hope you get better

@MandieZangora

8 жыл бұрын

+kiera greevy thank you so much Hun!!! I hope you're having a good week!

Mary, you are unfortunatley going to have to put up with bad days, but all the good days make up for it. I hope today is a good day! Also, you guys are so lucky i have chicken fingers in the fridge, because now i want some.

you guys are so freaking cute!!!

I'm with you on the bloodwork Mary. I have really bad veins and have had some pretty fantastic bruising from a simple bloodtest. I was thinking that cold chicken and sauce may cause tummy trouble, oh dear, glad your day was ok though.

I love the hospital cooking show LOL. It sparked my appetite which is much needed as I ain't got no NG in my nose / in my nose 😆 And warning the phlebotomist is always so funny. They always brush it off, like what does this girl know about her veins? I can only imagine the stories people tell them.... I'm excited for the day some fancy machine can check drug levels without needing blood!

ahh doll hope you get better soon.... I imagine after a long day of feeling unwell and being prodded by newbie nurses it does hurt! Hospital food situation there is as bad here, I remember I came up from having my little girls and they offered me full Irish breakfast fry.. I was like no I think i'm ok for the fried foods whilst I try and nurse my daughter for the first time, why don't you throw in a McDonalds while we're at it, that'll help my recovery

Oh and I TOTALLY understand about getting your blood drawn. I have very tiny veins and they roll. I've had to ask for a different nurse cause the one I was assigned to wasn't good. My sisters a nurse so sometimes they let her get my IV or blood work. She's awesome at getting hard sticks. If it wasn't for my sister I wouldn't be alive. She knew what was wrong with me when I had my first bowel obstruction in the hospital when I went for something different. I was in a coma at the time. I was less than an hour from dying when finally the dr agreed to do a cat scan. They rushed me to the OR. 😀 I'm thankful for everyone that's in my life.

You guys are honestly the cutest couple ever. I feel you Mary! I have a tumor, it is stable and benign (non changing and non cancrous) anyway it gets checked on so i get needles all the time, be it ivs to inject dye for tests to highlight the area of the tumor, or drawn blood, now the ivs are way worse as they are 10x bigger! so there is this one nurse who i like to do it because sheis good at it, but one time a trainor did it and i was nice and let her do it even though i really didnt want her too! AND SHE MISSED MY VEIN!!!!!! AND HAD TO POKE MY OTHER ARM TO GET THAT VEIN!!!

Does Peter stay with you at the hospital the whole time your are there? That's so cute!

@thefreylife

8 жыл бұрын

+Dani Harris Yes he stays with me every night :)

Very creative for hospital food! At lurie children's they don't have chicken strips I think but next time I go I'll check! Also, it's so annoying the food is never warm lol! They should make food heaters that they give to you when your food comes so that you can make it warm!

I love the needle fishing, lol. my veins roll a lot too. I warn them beforehand. usually takes them 2 tries maximum. they're pretty good where i go, so that helps.

I am glad you're feeling better. Do you know for how long you'll have to stay in the hospital this time?

Peter, you are honestly the most selfless person. Mary is so lucky to have you. Mary may be the one with the sickness but you are the one who stays strong for her. And you have to be strong for her and that must be hard. It must be a lot of stress and pressure for you. And not a lot of people realize how hard it is for you. People only see that Mary is the one with the illness so shes the only one who suffers. No one pays much attention to the caregiver and those around the one with the illness. Just know that at least I recognize just how much you do.

@TatteredAndTornPages

8 жыл бұрын

I've always given Peter the upmost respect for what he does. and you can tell Mary is head over heels for him. they are a true definition of a couple

@princessaz79

8 жыл бұрын

+Deanna Webb I agree. It's a lot of work to be sitting in the hospital not as the patient. I've been sick a lot and my moms the one who sits with me the most. I usually make them a goody bag when someone goes with me to have surgery or if I'm in the hospital and they stay with me.

I have rolling veins too!

I'm glad today was a better day than your first

You sure do have very good veins! Feel better!

wait, you can ASK for the student to not do the blood draw! There have been at least a dozen times when my husband was to get a blood draw and the guy or girl was a student. The worst was when a guy who could not get a vein after 9 tries, so the teacher brought in a vein-locating machine- and it still took him 3 more tries.

You guys are so sweet together! It made me smile when you thanked Peter for taking care of you.. He loves you so very much Mary and I can see how much you love him and that's so beautiful ! Take care hugs 💞🙏🏼

@deiw1970

8 жыл бұрын

+sandra dube So true!!!!

I love it when people say “My pleasure”! My dad made a good point: when you say thank you, a lot of servers say no problem. There was no indication of a problem. I like the more “intentional” phrase my pleasure, I don’t think it’s forced.

I make my own 'wings' like this all the time! So easy! 😄We use the bbq bites for chicken salads, delicious!

Hey guys i'm a big fan

I liked your creative way of making the sauce , it made me hungry for some buffalo wings lol

"I'm awake, I'm alive and my head doesn't even hurt!!" Love it! So glad things went better for you today Mary! Praying for you always! Also I enjoyed your hospital recipes! 😂

@kander14v90

8 жыл бұрын

Also just random side note, but at my hospital if you ask they will warm up food for you in the microwave in the break room or something :)

@deiw1970

8 жыл бұрын

+Rain Bonjour yes, they will do it for you....even if there is no micro available. :)

@stutishroff9086

8 жыл бұрын

+Rain Bonjour your pic is cool!! It camouflage 's with the backround.

@stutishroff9086

8 жыл бұрын

+Rain Bonjour XD that's AWESOME!! Your pic is so creative!! Plain,nice, and cool!

So glad you were feeling better, Mary! :-) Praying you have more good days Your hospital cooking show was a hoot! You should make a Pinterest board for hospital cooking DIYs :-P

love u 2 your so nice

@thefreylife

8 жыл бұрын

+Bunny Cam Awe, thanks!

I knew as you were mixing up all that stuff you were going to get a bellyache. It did look pretty good though. It took all I had to keep the earbuds in while you were scraping the styrofoam bowl with the knife. Wow, I do not like scraping or rubbing styrofoam sounds. Hope the IV's do the trick Mary.

Im the same way with blood work. It never hurts anymore and I can watch them draw it out lol. They are good

Ugh last time I stayed in the hospital the pholobotomist was my 5:45 wake up stick! Not so fun!

@deiw1970

8 жыл бұрын

+Jenn Joy (Hope2BANurse) LOL ..yes they are like little Vampires

I have been following your VLOG for a while now and you guys are just so sweet and kind to each other. Do you ever argue or yell?....just a question....I just cant picture you two angry or snapping at each other. I know it is not impossible...just I cant picture it.... :) I love you guys!!!

@thefreylife

8 жыл бұрын

+Doris Williams Whenever we have a disagreement we try to talk through it until we come to a mutual understanding. We try to stay as calm as possible so we can talk through things well. Thanks for being a part of our family :)

@deiw1970

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply,,,and for allowing Me into your family....

I prayed for her at church today because I really want God to heal her and other people that cf you are great at cheering me up and giving me a lesson each day thank you

Me and my dad have rolling veins. We always- always get fishers.

welcome to the family of hard sticks and CF

Mary what is your normal oxygen range while your in the hospital? that cooking lesson made me hungry for some wings

I was homeschooled too! :) you guys are so cute. I love how you adore each other... :)

Now I feel like I need some chicken wings lol! Ollie is so cute, I was going to ask if he has an antler because my dog (a Chesapeake bay retriever) acts a lot like Ollie and LOVES her antlers! Hope you're feeling ok

We spend a lot of time at the hospital with my daughter and the lights in the hospital make my cheeks all pink and I always get a headache. Something about a hospital.

My veins roll too. Last time they "dug around" with the needle in my arm & I was out cold :(

you guys are amazing and someday you'll have a per son give you lungs to even tho yours are sweet and kind

I just started watching you guys a few days ago and I'm really connected to you. I don't have CF but I do have asthma really bad. Nebulizers and inhalers are my best friend. I constantly cough and cough up gross stuff. I'll be 17 in a few days and I've had asthma since I was 6 months old. it just keeps getting worse. Anyways I hope you feel better and things look up for you!

@thefreylife

8 жыл бұрын

+Caitlin Tabor Hi There! thanks so much for saying hi and introducing yourself! Welcome to The Frey Life Family :)

@caitlingilkerson8025

8 жыл бұрын

+The Frey Life You're welcome!!

@thefreylife

8 жыл бұрын

+Caitlin Tabor Hang in there with all of the nebs and treatments! keep taking the best care of your body that you possibly can :)

@caitlingilkerson8025

8 жыл бұрын

+The Frey Life Thank you! Is Oliver a hypoallergenic dog?

@thefreylife

8 жыл бұрын

Yep, Oliver is a standard Poodle, so he doesn't shed at all :) Peter is allergic to dogs, but he has never had any issues with Oliver :)

I used to work at a amusement park and we are to say my pleasure. i got so used to saying it everyday that i still say it

Mine are so tiny and they blow really fast. I feel your pain

I feel you on the vein thing I'm a natural redhead and my veins don't pop and nurses can never stick me the first time i give them three trys if they can't get it after three I ask for a different nurse

Hi, I am a phlebotomist and most states you are not allowed to fish around and they are supposed to Anchor the vein anyway weather it rolls or not. I listen to my patient because they know their own veins. xoxo from California.

@anthropology.studies8816

8 жыл бұрын

+Jean Lee I've always had them fish around in my arm because the vein is deep and rolls... Sometimes they stick me multiple times and fish around every single time :( I always leave with huuuuuge bruises.

I know this is an old video but I just wanted to let you know, I totally get the whole rolling vein ordeal. My veins also are notorious rollers but when I warn the person taking my blood they always nood when I let them know, miss, and then fish around in my arm with a needle while saying "Oh! They really do roll!" Like I was lying the entire time...

the way you looked into his eyes when you said I couldn't do it without you....Can't wait to feel the love y'all have

It was my second time getting my blood drawn and the first time was almost painless so i wasnt very nervous (even though im terrified of needles so thats good for me) and she stuck me and my vein moved, she was fishing around for it and found it and it hurt bad, but i made it through stood up with my mom by a bed and her and my mom were talking and my vision got fuzzy she looked at me and said are you ok (or so i was told i dont remember) i blacked out and woke on the floor on my moms lap confussed and light headed. I am even more terrified of needles now, yay /:(

They had us saying my pleasure here at the switchboard at my hospital for a while they got rid of that real fast

Around that time last year I got stuck daily but for a different reason

before I got diagnosed with CF I was a patient on the cardiac floor and everyone on that floor automatically gets a diet that's low salt low fat and low cholesterol it was horrible they didn't even allow ketchup!

When I go to the hospital I am dolls with a grilled cheese sandwich and how I make it is right bread toasted cheese jalapeños inside the cheese sandwich and cut in half and I love it I can have 34 times a day of that try it you’ll like it I just had a little hot though

The intro y'all have gets me every time! Y'all are so cute! ❤️

My veins are horrendous! no one can never get an IV in on the first try 😬

How are u feeling Mary

they have microwaves in the kitchens on the floor

When Mary said she'd eaten the whole tub of frozen yogurt, I smiled so freaking hard! So proud of you Mary :)

* Just happens to be eating Sweet Honey BBQ wings from B-Dubz while watching *

How often do you go inpatient?

Looks so much better than the hospital food I had! by the way, my fiancé and I love watching you guys! My fiancé is also a huge fan of...umm.....(mary, I forget your husbands name!) hahaha but my fiancé really looks up to him as he looks after you like a man should look after his woman!!!

I wish the hospital I was in would have let me have my pet in the hospital room with me. Good video. Food looked good.

@jaytee2642

8 жыл бұрын

But Ollie is not a pet, he's a Service Dog so he's allowed to go 'almost' anywhere Mary goes.

@TheRivrPrncess

8 жыл бұрын

Mine is an emotional support animal. They are not allowed in. That is what I was talking about. I referred to my cat as a pet, even as some owners of service dogs and others sometimes refer the them as pets. I am well aware pets are not allowed in the hospital.

wow ollie is such a good boy! he didn't beg at all for the human food!!!! he just slept on the floor

@pinkie24

7 жыл бұрын

my dog would be all over that chicken

Mary, you look good. I've often wished for a small microwave in my hospital room. PT sounds so loud. Does the smacking hurt?

@thefreylife

8 жыл бұрын

+shan hayes Yea, the smacking hurts...sometimes worse than others...somtimes i use a blanket to pad from the smacks and wacks.

@shanhayes2488

8 жыл бұрын

+The Frey Life By the way, I know that when I'm in the hospital with lots of time on my hands, I watch movies. I recently watched these two wonderful films on Indieflix (through my library): This Way of Life and Closure. Closure (2013 directed by Bryan Tucker) is a film about a young woman's search for her birth mother, filmed and directed by her husband. It's sweet. This Way of Life (2009, directed by Thomas Burstyn) is one of the best I've seen, ever. About a family (mum, dad, seven kids) breeding horses in the New Zealand mountains, living a VERY simple life with a deep devotion to and trust in God. This one I'm sure you will like, since you want to live on a farm, and the background natural environment is breathtaking. Hope you get to see them. Hugs and Prayers.

@thefreylife

8 жыл бұрын

I have seen Closure and yes It was so good! I would love to see the way of life sometime too!

@shanhayes2488

8 жыл бұрын

+The Frey Life THIS Way of Life I saw it on Indieflix.

I Love your Jingle "I'm awake, I'm alive and my head doesn't even hurt!" Praying for you Mary, Peter and Ollie. Mary have you done any Hospital Pranks yet?

I have bad veins from 27 years of being unwell, and I’m still trying to learn to say NO-to new pathology collectors, new Doctor’s, students (insert whatever relevant health professional here)-I feel uncomfortable because I know they have to learn-but I know I need learn to look after myself-say no when I need to, and yes-only when I’m ok and up for it!

Mary Did taking blood hurt from your hand?

I never feel bad about wanting a better phlebotomist. I Always tell them I have terrible veins and if your not a professional then get me someone better.

@anthropology.studies8816

8 жыл бұрын

+Gracie Hernandez I've always tried getting better people to do it, but they insist they can do it and then like dig around in my arm for the rolling vein and poke me multiple times. ;-; UGH

I hate when some people get snippy with me when I say "I'm a hard poke".. Then 1 hour later, 4 people later, I guess you were. YES I WAS! lol

@deiw1970

8 жыл бұрын

+Sydney Rohmann I agree. My veins are so picky. They actually have to bring in a ultrasound tech to locate them. It has been like that for as long as I can remember. I am so use to it now that I tell them....only 2 tries then get the machine...it is painful and leaves bruises