Well many of you may have heard that we had a lead on a donor chain for a kidney transplant for David. Basically, about a week and a half ago David received a call from OSU transplant saying they had a possible kidney chain for David to be part of. It was cross clinics (meaning the chain is being put together by patients from clinics across Ohio and probably nationally). David and his donor went for blood work and then they were going to cross-match everyone in the chain to make sure what they saw on paper was really what would match.
We prayed.
Many of you prayed.
We waited.
Many of you waited.
We prayed MORE.
Many of you prayed MORE.
We (I) became impatient but continued to wait.
Many of you asked about an update.
We prayed continuously.
Many of you prayed continuously.
Today we (David) called OSU to see what was going on.
THE GOOD NEWS.....THERE IS A KIDNEY IN THIS WORLD (EVEN IN OHIO) THAT MATCHES DAVID!!!!!!!!! AND David's Donor matches someone who needs a kidney!!!
The bad news....the rest of the chain fell apart.
What does this mean? It means we have the middle of a chain where David has a kidney that matches him and his donor has a kidney that matches someone else but we need the beginning and the end of the chain before anything can happen.
Confused? We have part of a chain but there are holes in it and a transplant can't happen yet.
How much longer do we wait? That is a great question. The transplant office is working VERY HARD to find the rest of this chain. But the reality is it will be probably at least another month or longer before the possibility of anything to happen.
We are asking now more than ever to please join us on our knees in prayer.
There are so many things to pray about I decided a list would be the easiest:
1. We need to pray that the rest of the chain can come together.
2. Pray for Robin at OSU transplant (the woman who looks for cross matches) to find the right people.
3. Pray for David's donor-a dear friend who has a busy life of their own and selflessly has agreed to jump on this crazy journey with us and for David. We are forever indebted to them.
4. Pray that nothing happens to David's antibodies and the antibodies of the person who matches him now. If antibodies change so could the match.
5. Pray for strength for David and I.....it is such an emotional roller coaster.
6. Pray for our families who have been nothing but support to us and are willing to do anything for us at the drop of a hat. (probably before the hat even hits the floor)
7. Rejoice with us that we serve a BIG God and HE is reveling HIMSELF to us daily. HE Knows how the chain will work out....we just need to wait!
Thank you friends!
If you ever have any questions please comment or message us.
Because of HIM,
DAVID AND ALICE
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