My family experienced a wonderful miracle this past week. My brother
(in-law) was hoping for a new kidney, he’s been on the transplant list and
going to dialysis three times weekly for the past seven years. He had received
a few calls from the hospital to tell him of “possibilities” over the past few
months (he was high enough on the list), but unfortunately these calls wound up
not being fruitful.
However last week he received yet another phone call about a
possible donation; the donor was being kept on life support but had sadly lost
brain function. Her family made the absolute most generous decision, they
authorized organs for transplant — they decided to allow their loved one to
save the lives of others in need. I can’t imagine how difficult this decision
must have been and I am in total awe at their generosity.
My brother arrived at the hospital late at night and received
his new kidney the next day. He is home now and healing from this prayed for
surgery; he will have to be monitored to ensure that everything is “in working
order” but this is the first bright light we have had in seven years. We will
never forget this woman and her loving family and will keep them in our prayers
as they mourn their loss.
It is because of this generosity that I will maintain both
our FaceBook page and our website as a place for other hopeful kidney
recipients to post their names and contact info; I will also feature some of those
on the website. We understand so well what this donation has meant to us and we
would love to help others find their prayers answered as well.
Please share this information and visit our sites frequently
and perhaps we can help another family to find their lifesaving hero.
Our FaceBook Page – Del Needs a
Kidney
Our Website — A Kidney for Del
