Good morning, I am 16 days away from donating my kidney to my soon to be ex sister in law! I have NEVER been so excited for anything in my life..(outside of childbirth!) I knew her mom and brother had both passed from having PKD, I told my STB ex that I wanted to get tested, it was a no brainer for me as my father passed away from kidney failure. To my amazement I was a MATCH!! I got butterflies when I found out, I went to her house and told her the news, she started crying...my words to her since the beginning of this is WE GOT THIS! I joked with her in the beginning that "I was going to be her match" never in a million years believing that it would be the case...I honestly look at this as it was MEANT TO BE! It is my dad's way of sending the message that THIS is YOUR time!
My mind has gone thru a lot of emotions, the ex's family was NOT supportive, and that is ok, not everyone has the understanding of how much this means to someone. I have been passionate about this since I was 17 years old when the greatest man I knew lost his life. I KNOW that what I am doing is the right thing to do!
I get asked DAILY...are you scared? Nervous? NO...my greatest hope is that this woman has a lifetime to spend with her new grandbaby, I will have some of them someday...
Now a question...what is going to be the worst part of recovery? I was told I can go home the next day...should I believe them? I recover SO much better at home, (as most people do!)
Thank you for allowing me to "vent", I needed this more than I thought!