UPDATE: Our GREAT trial run. We are getting closer!

It has been a L-O-N-G Hard Month.
 

But some GOOD News...

 

***WE HAD ANOTHER STANDBY CALL.***

SO EXCITING, EMOTIONAL and

 DISAPPOINTING!!!

 

 

Saturday Night on Sept. 14,

We got another call for a possible transplant.

We were #3

 We were instructed to go ahead and do dialysis

(although it was our night off)

Just in case we had to wait an extended period of time.

So at midnight--

We started dialysis and ran until 4:00 am

They would call in the am.

I packed and cleaned the fridge (ha-ha) always clean the fridge!!

around 10:30

they called.

 

OUR HEARTS SKIPPED A BEAT!

 

It would take some time but would call again.

At 1:00

We found out that we were #4

Clark Questioned and they said that They couldn't get a hold of #2 but they replied and so it bumped us to #4

Yes we were a little confused..

Then we realized that the last time we got a call no one was compatible but Mr. Clark,

and then that kidney wasn't good.

We thought we were #1

It wasn't the case.

So you can imagine our emotions!

Recipient #1  did NOT qualify

Recipient #2- took one of the kidney's

Recipient #3 was not compatible

BUT--they were re-checking the labs

which made us --
Recipient #4 a candidate.

A PERFECT MATCH!!!

Still Waiting...

We were about crazy!

SOoo

I decided to play Murphy's hand,

I unpacked the travel bag

and put dinner in the oven!

and...

The call came:

We hit the road to KANSAS CITY!

When we arrived they checked us in and the nurses thought we were up for the transplant,  so we got a room, and started prepping.

Then the call came again.

The Labs gave Recipient #3 clearance

and we were sent home.

As Mr. C was getting dressed,

A man was bouncing down the halls, beaming with joy for his wife.

Although disappointed, I feel blessed to see who was the recipient. And the complete excitement from this couple.

It helped our disappointment to be less. 

 

AFTER ALL LADY'S FIRST

 

AND OUR TURN IS NEXT!
(a stark realization that if #2 hadn't called in we'd have a kidney--oh things always work --or don't work for a reason!!

 

A GREAT TRIAL RUN!

 

The whole floor of Nurses gave us condolences!!

and  a hoop and a hollar of "SEE YOU NEXT TIME!!"

 

And if you notice from our last post... dated Aug 17,

It was only a month since the last call.

###sigh###

IT WILL BE SOON!!!

We will keep the faith,

It's all in God's Hands

and we will be patient!!

**NOTE: THANKYOU, THANKYOU for those couragous *DONORS that decide a head of time to help so many lives.
It means so much.
Prayers for their families.