That's one lucky boy and one wonderful brother. Dialysis must be an awful hinderance to a normal childhood. If only more people were willing donors.
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06-06-2007, 08:34 AM #1
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06-06-2007, 09:34 AM #2
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Fantastic is not suffcient. Keep us updated!
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06-06-2007, 09:37 AM #3
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best wishes to your son and brother. It takes courage to voluntarily undergo a surgery that leaves you without an organ and courage to live with such a difficult disease. May this bring ease to your son and to your family's worries.
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06-06-2007, 10:22 AM #4
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Originally Posted by zencentury
I carry a Donor Card. Although I can't donate my kidneys to anyone there are lots of other bits and pieces of me that could help bring normal life to someone
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06-06-2007, 12:17 PM #5
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I'm so happy for you and your family.
As for your decision to make sure your son gets the kidney, and being willing to roll the dice for your own future --
I have a friend who has a genetic kidney problem that all four of her children inherited. I don't know if it's Alports or not, though. But when she needed a kidney donor there was nobody available in her family because it was so widespread (though somehow nobody had ever known this until her situation came up).
She went on the donor list expecting to be there a long time waiting her turn, when after only one session of dialysis, she got a phone call that there was a kidney available for her. It seems that (in the US, anyway) if the next available kidney is a really really good match for somebody on the waiting list, they jump ahead of everybody else. That was about 15 years ago and she's still doing great.
We never know what is waiting for us around the next corner, so I don't blame you for wanting Ian to have that kidney.
Keep us posted.
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06-06-2007, 12:43 PM #6
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Many happy thoughts of hope and thanksgiving for your family! What terrific news!2007 Trek 5000
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06-06-2007, 12:44 PM #7
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06-06-2007, 12:58 PM #8
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That is fantastic.
Good luck with it all.Last edited by farrellcollie; 06-06-2007 at 01:43 PM.
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06-06-2007, 01:35 PM #9
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Best of wishes and regards to you, your son and your brother. Keep us posted on the progress please.
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06-06-2007, 02:44 PM #10
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We have Transplant Games here in the UK too. Who knows. Maybe we'll see Ian competing in the Cycling event
There are a lot of unwanted, unloved bikes out there - go on give a bike a good home
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