Almost a year ago to this day I posted that we were anticipating a transplant for David. 4 months after that I posted again that we were anticipating a transplant for David.....What a year it has been. I wish I were writing this post with news that we have another lead but quite frankly we havn't heard much from OSU transplant at all. (This is not to down them.... none of this is their fault).
We don't hear anything unless they have a lead for us. That is the thing most people don't understand. It is not that they want to keep us in the dark, but they are working hard at their end to match MANY people, and if they called everyone waiting for a kidney every week or even every month it would take away from the time they need to try to find a match.
It gets hard when people ask.....Any news? And I feel like I always have to answer....NO. But we/I don't blame people for asking. I know our friends and family care so much for us and just want the best for David. I know that people just care. I wish I could come up with a better answer for them but the answer is, nothing has changed.
David still does dialysis every day at home for 11 hours a night. We still get deliveries every month of 30+ boxes of dialysis supplies. David still has his bad days and his better days. We still struggle with sleep because of the dialysis at night. But we are still praising God for his mercy on us. We are still thankful that there is a treatment for kidney failure. We are still in awe of David's willing donor even though her life has been insane this last year. We are still incredibly thankful for a family who supports us to no end, and will do ANYTHING for us. We are praising God for a church family and friends who support us and pray for us.
We know God will provide a kidney for David when it is the right time. We know that there is a reason the past transplants did not work out. We know we serve a BIG God who is more than capable of bringing the perfect kidney to David. And we will praise HIM daily for that.
We don't want anyone to feel sorry for us, we want people to see God's glory through our situation. Please continue to pray for us, pray for a kidney, pray for David's willing donor.
More updates to come....life updates!!!
Alice
