Originally Posted By murfsmom Our DD Kathy,who goes by Kathleen now, she didn't like it when she was younger, but she's still Kathy to us(we used to call her "the ripper" but that's a whole other story!!) LOL Anyway, my BIL is in dire need of a kidney transplant,Kathy has always been close to her uncle and she was the first to say she wanted to do donate , none of his other brothers could because of various reasons, but kathy kept saying she wanted to be tested, everyone said no because she had two kids to take care of and it would be too much for her, she kept saying"i know i'm a match, and still no one liked the idea, So she went on her own with her DH blessings, had the test done and she's a match, even more than his own daughter !! She never liked being told she couldn't do something,and when she gets her Irish up there's no stopping her ! I have NO idea where she gets that from !! LOL She was always a bit of a drama queen, i mean she would scream loud enough to shatter every pane of glass in the neighborhood and that was BEFORE we put anything on her cut !!! So i just wanted to say" Kathleen," that we are so very,proud of you and know where Jaynie gets her love of family from, your awesome !! xoxo mom
Originally Posted By avro_imagineer Hopefully karma will come around and around for Kathleen. She's brave indeed.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo WOW - but she comes from awesome stock. All my very best wishes for everyone!
Originally Posted By officerminnie That really IS something to be proud of! Best of luck to her and BIL for a successful outcome.
Originally Posted By dshyates Heck, I'm am proud of your DD, and I have never met her. She obviously has great parents.
Originally Posted By lilgoofymom What a blessing your DD is. I pray for the very best for Kathleen and your BIL.
Originally Posted By beamerdog She is an incredible person. And I'm betting that her mom had a lot to do with that. Kathleen, you are wonderful beyond belief.
Originally Posted By smedley Awwh this is so very sweet of her, I hope it goes fabulous and she has a quick and easy recovery!
Originally Posted By disney pete it takes a brave and lovely person to do this and kathleen is obviously both of them.
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney You have raised a magnificent human being!! I hope the procedure goes smoothly for both of them.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS No wonder Jaynie's such an awesome kid!! Send my best wishes to the family during this procedure. Kathleen is awesome!!
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THIS IS WONDERFUL NEWS.....BLESS HER HEART...OUR PRAYERS SHALL BE WITH THEM BOTH JUST FOREVER AND EVER...EVER........ OH ...NOW go and have a Great time To-day and To-morrow at Disneyland...off with you....have a wonderful time...we are so happy to hear this news... Praise the Lord...ten times....
Originally Posted By murfsmom Thanks everyone, it's really a huge step for her. It won't be for a while because my BIL has to have colon surgery next wed. because of damage from an infection a couple months ago, they won't do anything for the kidney until he's recovered from that. In the mean time he will have to be on dialysis until he strong enough for the transplant. he was born with one kidney and did fine until about a year ago and now it's not working very well at all. So it's one day at time, were so happy that there are 2 matches,i think maybe 45 people were tested and only his daughter and our daughter were matches !!
Originally Posted By avro_imagineer Well he can do PT and read while in the Dialysis machine. If he wants to give the RN some trouble, just start panicking so the light on the top of the machine will go off. Hope all is well in the end.
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Kathy is indeed very brave. And very strong willed...much like her mother I think...but that's a GOOD thing!! And davewasbaloo is absolutely right...Kathy comes from awesome stock! Give her our love and we will pray for them both!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Your daughter is a true treasure to mankind. I know that sounds dramatic, but it's what came to my mind. Good job mommy and daddy! Please let us know when the surgery takes place and we will start the LP prayers and vibes In the meantime I'll keep your brother in law in my thoughts for an uneventful first surgery.
