Along for the Ride

Well, this entry will probably be pretty "nuts and bolts" since I have quite a bit of news to share.  I'll save the mushy feeling stuff for another entry. This is Easter weekend, so we had last Friday off from work, and we also have this coming Monday off.  Hallelujah! So, to pick up the story where we last left off, let's recap a bit.  I received a phone call from UT Southwestern a few weeks ago, inviting me to apply for a kidney transplant.  I completed the application and submitted it that same day (yes, I was definitely eager).  Laura, my pre-transplant coordinator, then took care of my insurance verification and approval (getting pre-authorizations for the transplant testing).  She then called to tell me that I would need to make an appointment with the transplant-team nephrologist, which I set for yesterday. Side note - the first available appointment time was actually on April 10, which was the 6 year anniversary of my dad's double lung transpla...

Howdy there! I spent some time recently trying to clean up my blog a bit.  I figured that - with this new phase of my journey - a fresh "look" might help renew the purpose of this blog.  In previous years, I've found that this site not only helps me communicate important updates and information about my medical journey, but it also allows me a place to process my thoughts and feelings.  Somehow it seems to help me calm my monkey mind, organize my thoughts, and build my team. I also added categories for easy sorting to help with distinguishing my medical life from, you know, life  life.  If only real life were that easy to sort and categorize! If you have recently joined me in this journey, welcome!  I try to be an open book, and sometimes I'm probably a little too  honest, but I know how much it helps me to have open and honest people to turn to, so I'm taking a leap of faith and continuing to put myself, my thoughts, my hopes, and my fears...