So it has been a long stinking time since I posted to this blog. Funny how when things are going well, praise God, I don't think of posting here as much. And when I was really posting on this blog I had crazy staples over a giant incision where my kidney was placed, and lying in bed the whole time.
Two years to the day. September 14th 2010 was awesome. I remember the first night like it was yesterday, just without the giant IV bags, the glowing green morphine button, and no pain.
Wow, what a difference a healthy kidney and two years makes.
Spent the day with the family in the morning. Playing Legos with the boys, building a track for matchbox cars, going out to Torrey Pines beach for a Paddle boarding session, and then for dinner enjoying the time with my family and kidney donor, Gary. We grilled carne asada, pollo asada, and made tacos while sitting outside on the patio. And finally finished up the day with a game of T-ball in the back with Gary and the boys. Best ever!!!
Doctors say everything still looks great. Still take 13 pills in the morning, 2 at 6pm and another 6 at 9pm.....no big deal, a small sacrifice for the joys of normal life. I am supposed to have another biopsy sometime soon, those are easy now.
Had an idea that maybe I will get Gary, the donor, to tell his story on this blog now. That could be awesome to hear his side of this. His story is amazing!
Lastly, I want to throw this out there. While I would like to talk about how miserable diaslysis is, I realize it is really important and saves lives. But from a guy who remembers the dialysis lifestyle and now lives new life....you should seriously consider donating a kidney to someone. If you don't know them, who cares. It can save their life! If you do know them, it is the best gift ever. Of course there is a risk, but the best things in life always require risk...without risk our life is plain. To quote from the dad in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, "plain toast, no jellies, no jams, just plain toast.". Life with out risk is plain.
