Well, it took a year, but on July 17th I gave my spare kidney to my friend, Marie. I had hoped and planned on blogging more about the journey to kidney donation, but honestly, there wasn’t much to tell after the initial testing phase was over. When her doctors found out she had a donor, […]
Category Archives: Kidney Donor
A Match Made
July 20, 2013 – 11:08 pm
When my story left off, Marie and I had agreed to keep each other up to date on our communications with the Emory Hospital transplant team. My phone interview went well and I was asked to download the instructions, evaluation forms, questionnaire, and check list. It was the size of a small manuscript! LOL… but […]
Got a Spare?
June 25, 2013 – 1:15 am
My friend Amy, who is nearest and dearest to me, has a cause that is close to her heart. Her husband, his father and his siblings all suffer from polycystic kidney disease (PKD). This condition is hereditary and there is a good possibility that one or more of her children will be affected as well. […]