Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Everyday Miracles

Hey guys,
I just wanted to send out a quick praise report on something incredible that happened last week. Some of you may know that my aunt Cheryl has been dealing with a failed kidney for the past few years. She moved to Wetaskiwin a few years ago and one morning called Kelly up to say that she had a bleeding nose that wouldn't stop. He went over to her house and took her to the hospital - where she found out that her kidneys were failing. She's been going to dialysis since (where you are hooked up to a machine and it pumped blood through your system to clean it - the function your liver normally does) and has had a really hard time with her health - especially in the past year.
A few people from our family (my mom's side) took tests to see if they were compatible to give her their kidney. One of my aunts was compatible - and over the past couple of years has been in preperation to give her sister (my aunt Cheryl) her kidney.
Last week was the transplant surgery. Although many of these surgeries happen on a regular basis, there is still quite a bit of risk involved. I am grateful to say that the surgery went smoothly and both of my aunts are recovering well. It is so amazing to think that you can take organs from one human and put them into another and both people will function normally. Incredible!
I just wanted to let you all know. Have a great day!

For learning info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_Transplant