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You will definitely be in my prayers BlackBlade. I lost my fiancee to kidney disease, it's much more widespread than most people think. I wish you and your family the very best in this trying time man. Posts: 4229 | Registered: Dec 2002
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You are most definately in my prayers. The emotional ups and downs of transplant can be quite awful. Hang on to your faith and the collective faith of those praying for you.
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Finally some good news! As I mentioned before my cousin tested to see if he could donate one of his kidneys to Rebecca, but upon review by the hospital board it was decided that since his kidneys hookup differently than Rebecca's it would be too risky to take one. We forwarded their findings to Stanford's hospital on a tip from a friend. Their staff contacted us and they feel confident that they can work around the problem, so they've agreed to pen Rebecca into their schedule!
Rebecca and my cousin should be heading to San Fransisco sometime in May, probably the first week.
On a tangent I was worried that Stanford would not be in network for my parent's insurance, turns out that it is, and that the University of Utah is NOT. It's seems kinda warped that I am grateful that my parent's insurance is performing the function for which it advertises.
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Great news, Blackblade, both about Stanford being able to work around the incompatibility and about the insurance covering it! Posts: 16059 | Registered: Aug 2000
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Great news! I'm happy that things have turned around for the better for you! Good luck with everything! Stanford was the hospital my fiancee received her care for the most part, and I was very impressed. I hope the surgery is a complete success.
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Continued healing thoughts and good wishes. I hope you post the date when it becomes available so we can all go into overdrive focus mode Posts: 4515 | Registered: Jul 2004
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Well last night, the family fragments that are here all went out to dinner for my birthday as it seemed they would be leaving just before my real birthday next week. We got back and were enjoying the wonderful feeling of Indian food digesting while watching Romeo and Juliet. We barely got by Mercutio's monologue about Queen Mab when the phone rang, it was the University of Utah. Turns out a young person had died and their kidney checked out as a very good match for Rebecca and that they were flying it here that night. My mom freaked out not knowing what to do and after talking to Rebecca's physician she decided to go for it, down the road at least we know my cousin's kidney is there.
I barely had enough time to give Rebecca a priesthood blessing and then, like a whirlwind, my mom and Rebecca were out the door, heading off into the night.
I haven't been called since then, but the hospital said they would be done prepping Rebecca and testing the kidney by 5am today, and so Rebecca is likely under the knife right now. I can't believe I have to go to my math final today when I am so gittery; both about the surgery and my test.
I just want this all to be over, but at the same time I am so surprised things turned out this way. I was getting ready to see my sister off to San Fransisco and expecting to not see her for about 5 weeks, and now THIS!
I'm going to the hospital today after work/finals, fingers need to be in the upright and crossed positions folks.
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That's great that a donor organ suddenly became available (although sad for the family of the donor, of course). Keep us posted on how it goes (and good luck with the test).
So what's involved in giving a priesthood blessing, and who can give it?
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Update. Rebecca has JUST completed surgery and so far it looks good, let's hope the kidney turns on. As far as we were permitted to know by the hospital, the kidney comes from a teenager about Rebecca's age, and has 6 of 6 matching antigens, so you couldn't ask for a better match.
I'm picking my father up from the airport tonight as he dropped everything he was doing in Japan and took the first flight here.
On a math related request, I am mad that I can't solve a problem when I know it's very easy once I get started. I just can't visualize how the problem looks on paper. If one person takes 4.5 hours to complete a task and another takes 6 hours, how long will that same task take if they work together?
quote:Originally posted by Noemon: That's great that a donor organ suddenly became available (although sad for the family of the donor, of course). Keep us posted on how it goes (and good luck with the test).
So what's involved in giving a priesthood blessing, and who can give it?
Briefly it is more or less the same affair as described by James in the New Testament.
The officiator lays their hands on the head of the recipient, offers the blessing in the name of Christ and by the authority of the priesthood, pronounces whatever guidance and blessings they feel moved upon to state, closes and that's that.
It was a wonderful experience.
As for who can give them, for me it's not totally fleshed out. All men ordained to the priesthood can give priesthood blessings so long as they are worthy, (keep specific commandments that ensure communion with God) If there are none around, women have been known give blessings by the laying on of hands as well.
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And to all you hatrackers who kept Rebecca in your prayers and thoughts, as well as those who offered encouragement and support, thanks so much.
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BlackBlade, I'm so glad things for you and Rebecca. Its sad that a teenager died, but quite wonderful that your sisters healing could come out of the tragedy.
Also, Go talk to your Math instructor right now about the final. Don't wait until the scores come back. Tell him/her your sister was having emergency kidney replacement surgery right when you were taking the final and that as a result you don't think you were able to perform to your ability.
Most professors would be willing to grant you an accommodation under such circumstances such as allowing you to retake the final or even agreeing to base your grade on the pre-final material. Like I said, make sure you go to him now. Then when he is compiling grades s/he will look to see whether or not your final grade is significantly lower than your previous work. Don't wait on this.
You may want to do the same thing with your other classes that have finals this week. Like I said most professors are reasonable people who want their students to do well. If you communicate with the about what's going on it will help.
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The Rabbit: Thanks for the suggestion, the teacher gave me an additional 1.5 hours to take the final, which was definitely better than nothing. I was still jittery the whole time, but I think I got as good a grade as I could have possible received.
Well I'm off to the airport, and then the hospital.
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I'm glad it went well. Your family and that of the donor are in my prayers. I think it's wonderful when people donate organs under such tragic, difficult circumstances, to strangers, it's just a beautiful thing.
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