Ladies I've Got Fantastic News

[Geonz]

INner Snoopy Dance here
Thinking good vibes...

[farrellcollie]

That is fantastic.

Good luck with it all.

[short cut sally]

Best of wishes and regards to you, your son and your brother. Keep us posted on the progress please.

[Artisan]

That's awesome! You are right, your brother is a wonderful guy. Wishing the best for you all.

[Python]

We have Transplant Games here in the UK too. Who knows. Maybe we'll see Ian competing in the Cycling event

[7rider]

Wow.
Wonderful news, Python.

A good friend of mine has kidney disease and just received a transplant. Her son was the donor. What a wonderful gift.

Wishing the best to Ian and your brother.

[farrellcollie]

We have Transplant Games here in the UK too. Who knows. Maybe we'll see Ian competing in the Cycling event

That would be great. I edited my earlier post after realizing you were in the UK. - The games are an emotional event for all (my dad has gotten really involved with the New England Organ Donation organization over here)- and it was great to see all the athletes - from little tiny kids to senior citizens - all those people with transplants leading healthy, active lives.

[annie]

Oh my! What a wonderful and selfless brother you have, Python. I hope this leads to many healthy and happy years for all of you.

Annie

[aka_kim]

What exciting news for your family! Please keep us posted on how the surgeries go. It's amazing how quickly "live donor" kidneys start working (right away usually) and how immediate the benefit is.

My family has also been affected by kidney disease, in our case polycystic kidney disease. It's been in my father's family for generations. My father received a kidney 6 years ago and is doing great. My 2 brothers have the disease too, but are doing fine so far, and I lucked out on this roll of the dice.

If your brother needs info or support (donation is actually kind of a lonely and scary process, but well worth it) http://www.livingdonorsonline.org is a good resource.

[snapdragen]

This is great news Python! A woman I worked with had a transplant many years ago. I still remember the excitment in the office the day she got the call that a donor had been found.

Wishing your son and brother speedy recoveries!

[crazycanuck]

Wahoooooooey!

Wonderful news python!

Funky dance happenin!

c

[Python]

My brother's been told that if he can lose 3 stone in weight, they will remove the kidney by keyhole surgery. This means that he will only be in hospital for 2 or 3 days. He's already put himself on a diet and is joining a gym this week so next time I see my brother, he's going to be super streamlined He'll be staying with us for several weeks until he's fit enough to go back to Scotland. Ian is champing at the bit for the transplant now.

One lady I know had a kidney transplant when she was a teenager. She got married and had two healthy children to the delight of the hospital staff. Her kidney is around 20 years old and has now started to fail so she's back on the transplant list. She doesn't need dialysis yet but that could happen fairly soon. She's very upbeat about it. The longest kidney transplant I know of belongs to the man who helps run our local Kidney Patient's Association. His is 32 years old and still going strong!!!

Anyone out there who isn't carrying a Donor Card, please consider getting one and spread the word to all your family and friends