PRAISE BE TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST!!!! TO HIM BE THE GLORY!!!!!
DAVID IS GETTING A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT!!!!
We have experienced so many emotions the past 24 hours!! Tuesday (April 8th) morning we received the greatest news in a long time....All the cross matches came back good for a transplant chain!
WOW! I (Alice) got the news from our friend who is donating for David while I was at work. I immediately texted David and called him (of course he was at work too down in the O.R. so he couldn't get to his phone). I honestly didn't know how to react at first. I was in shock. It wasn't real to me until my friend and co-worker came down the hall and she looked at me, I told her and once I said the words "David is getting a transplant"! We cried...I continued to cry for a while. (yes i was still teaching but my first graders were troopers and kept right on working!!)
Word spread fast at my school to everyone. But I still didn't know if David knew! So I sent a text to a friend of ours that works with him and she texted me back....David was in her office and they were crying tears of joy!!!
Of course we called our parents....they cried with us and together we all GAVE GLORY TO GOD!
Later I spoke with the transplant coordinator at OSU to get the news from her and get some details. I asked her right before we hung up how big this chain was? She told me is it a 15 pair chain.....meaning 30 people are involved in this chain of donation. 15 donors....15 recipients. It is the largest single donation chain that has happened. It is a nationwide chain. Kidneys will be transported across the country for this chain! WOW!!!
Surgery date is April 24th...yes...just 2 weeks away!!!!
We really don't have much more details beyond that. We will be getting information soon in the mail with further instructions but for know all we know is God is amazing!
I will update our blog through the process. I think it will be therapeutic to blog what is happening and it is an easy way to keep everyone updated on everything!
To all of our prayer warriors...please don't stop! You have been so faithful and I know it was because we had SO many praying for this chain to take place that it is actually happening! But we need to keep praying and praising!
So here is the semi-famous list of prayer requests....
-PRAY THE CHAIN DOESN'T CHANGE! Pray for the health and safety for all 30 people involved and the surgeons.
-Pray for our friend who is donating for David. Their family will be impacted just as much as we are because of their selfless gift. Pray for the nerves building up, the recovery, and the peace to continue to be given to them. We were able to connect this past weekend (again...God's perfect timing) and it was a wonderful time of fellowship! Pray for their spouse and kids that God will give them the peace and strength that they need.
-Pray for David...sleep is hard for him right now. The next two weeks will probably be the longest of his life. Pray for strength as he continues dialysis at home the next 2 weeks, prepares mentally for surgery, and for peaceful sleep.
-Pray for our families as we will be relying on them for so much the next few months. They are amazing and I have no doubt everything will be taken care of from keeping our dogs for us to helping with things around the house. Not to mention the emotional roller-coaster they will be on with us!
-Pray for me (Alice) that I can be strong emotionally, physically, and mentally and provide David with all that he needs. My work has been amazing through all of this. I am going to be able to take several weeks off to be with David for his recovery. I already have a great sub lined up and my class is already praying for "Mr. Brooks". (one boy came in today and asked how Mr. Brooks' new kidney was doing...so sweet).
-Pray that through ALL of this we can share the power and love of God with everyone. We are fully aware that this whole thing is only happening because HE is in control. We want to praise and honor HIM through this whole process.
Thank you so much to all of you who are supporting us. We can 't thank you enough. I will continue to update. If you have questions please just leave a comment and if I have the answers I will post them...if not I will try to find them!
Love,
David and Alice
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