I was just reminded over the weekend that there are still quite a few of you who are checking the blog for updates on Karen. I apologize that it has been so long since my last posting
Karen continues to make great progress. She feels great and everybody is amazed at how good she looks. Many people refer to this as miraculous and we can’t argue with that! She has gained some of her weight back and is getting stronger every day. She continues to do dialysis 3 times a week at the dialysis center. We were able to go to the beach for a week at the end of July with our whole family and had a great time in spite of some rainy weather. Karen and I will be going back for another week in early September. She is able to get her dialysis done at the beach.
Many have asked about what the future holds for her. Currently she is still accruing time on the transplant list and she did not lose any time because of the failed transplant. Currently she is not eligible to receive a transplant if one were to become available as they want her to continue to gain strength before considering another transplant. She continues to do hemo-dialysis at the dialysis center, but home dialysis (peritoneal dialysis) is certainly an option going forward in the absence of another transplant. Right now, though, she is working on gaining her strength. We are thinking she needs another couple of months before we start considering transplant or dialysis changes.
Since there are no big changes happening from day to day, my plan is to discontinue posting to this blog until something significant occurs (and when it does, I am sure you will hear about it). As I have stated so many times before, we so greatly appreciate the prayers that you have lifted up on her behalf and we give God the glory for her healing!
Rusty
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