Good News - Transplant Scheduled!

I just wanted to let you know our good news.  We have a scheduled date for Karen’s third kidney transplant.  The date will be February 19, 2013 and we are so excited.

As you may know, we have been working with Johns Hopkins in Baltimore on this transplant.  The transplant will be done at Johns Hopkins and will involve a three-way paired donation.  As I have explained to some of you in the past, this is basically a kidney swap that allows each recipient to get the best match possible.   So this will actually involve three pairs of donors/recipients. Our donor is a friend of ours but has asked that they remain anonymous.  This is such an incredible gift so we certainly want to honor their wishes.

Karen has to be in Baltimore the week prior to the surgery and will also have to stay in the Baltimore area for approximately 1 month after the surgery.  I plan to spend a good part of that time with her in Baltimore.

Please pray that all 6 participants will remain healthy so that the surgeries can take place on schedule.  And pray for great outcomes and recoveries for all.