Well today it came the date....March 3rd is the surgery.
what can I say it is happening.

So it seems to be happening. There will be a telephone conference with the Transplant co-ordinators.
The surgery will be set up. I am so ready to do the ultimate "pay it forward".
I will keep you posted.

Found out yesterday I am a match and going to &^%%%^&%&^%>.
It will be a year on Jan 2014 that I have started the process. It had seemed at times I would not be doing this.
But as of July after a conversation with the Transplant surgeons it is a go. The process needs to have more dialogue. Communicate with updates and info.

So now the prep begins.

April 21, 2013
Today is  cold and spring is never coming. I am fighting being positive about anything.
I want... I really don't know what I want. I am having a beer, not motivated to complete my bizzilion projects.
 I miss Bo, he does not have a solid home life.
This was one our winter days, a hotdog roast in the backyard.

2013 Brings new ...

It has been a long time since I posted. So much of course has happened.
We have a 2 new babies. Bowen has a little sister, Emery, March of this year. Last summer on Bowen's birthday we had our grandson Avery. It is so wonderful.
Our grandchildren are really everything to us. We are involved and loving every minute.
But there is bigger news one that will start this blog.

Last summer I decide to donate a kidney. I talked with my husband and let is stew within me. I thought about everything. I talked with my kids. This is my story.

Dec 2012 I contacted the Saskatoon Kidney Transplant unit. It so happens I know the organizer, her kids went to school with mine. We talked she sent me information package.

I began the process, blood pressure, and blood type. Then the ball went a rolling, test after test after peeing in bottle after bottle.

It is the middle of April and I have talked with one of the surgeons. I will be talking with the social worker to be evaluating my reasons why I am doing this. I have found out I had mono in my lifetime. I have had a cold sore as well. I have silent gallstones, like so many of us have. Put are not a worry, have not affected me at all. After all this I am so pumped.

Lets start at the beginning, I have a co-worker, close friend who has received a kidney at the age of 20. She is ten years in and is doing fantastic. But As I learned she will need more, maybe 3 in her life. I tested to see if I could donate to her . So I have decided to give to a stranger in need. I would donate to someone in Canada, it then starts a chain of that family members giving to another, then that person family member gives and so on and so on. Many families are on the list but if new people do not enter there is no change. I feel so rewarded in giving this way.

Why would I do this? Well in this world we live in it has become selfish, and out of control. I have these 7 little grandkids that need to see how we can give to an others how helping can be the right decision to do. Of course I would give first to my family, but we are healthy and the what if's well can’t hold me back.

I want to leave my grandchildren a legacy of caring for others, giving of your self unselfishly.

I have a few tests left and then I can enter and find a match.

I am a match.

Busy

We never stop, it has become a schedule of Bowen every 2nd weekend, renovation a basement bathroom which is leading to painting 2 bedrooms and on ans on....,
I want it all done by spring which is coming early.
Friday is ultrasound day. We can see our new little. I am so excited, my summer will be full..full of excitment ans love.
All these little things make me full..my cup runth over!
Happy Valentines day to all my kids and kidlettes.

I heard you..

On this Tuesday, Dec 20th I heard you. It does not get any better. you sound healthy. I think you will be a girl. I have been wrong before. i think about you all the time. Holding you, and cuddling you. I will be the best Grandma ever for you.
I booked my time with Bowen and miss him so.. I have not seen home for 3 weeks. Too long... We will have so much  fun next week.
Yu guys are my life. You make me want to be the best. But know that is a quality you work for. Mistakes in life make you the person you are meant to be.
I love you guys.
All my grandbabies make me smile, make me proud  and make my heart so full.