Almost mine
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 7:16 am
2.30am Saturday morning I got The Call. Massive surprise as I was not aware that I had been activated on The List. I later discovered that it had happened on the previous Thursday.
Went to the transplant unit, went through all the tests and waited. I had been told that it was a perfect match and that they had not called anyone else in.
8 hours later the surgeon came and told me that unfortunately they had not received the kidney within the viability time parameters and therefore it was wasted.
Went home, fell into bed totally exhausted both mentally and physically. Literally ten minutes later the phone rang. They had another offer for me but this time I was the backup, did i want to come in?. They said they could see what happened to me that day and it was perfectly ok to say no. Never thought I would do it but I said no. I could not go through all that again with no sleep in between.
Two offers in 2 days leaves me very optimistic.
Went to the transplant unit, went through all the tests and waited. I had been told that it was a perfect match and that they had not called anyone else in.
8 hours later the surgeon came and told me that unfortunately they had not received the kidney within the viability time parameters and therefore it was wasted.
Went home, fell into bed totally exhausted both mentally and physically. Literally ten minutes later the phone rang. They had another offer for me but this time I was the backup, did i want to come in?. They said they could see what happened to me that day and it was perfectly ok to say no. Never thought I would do it but I said no. I could not go through all that again with no sleep in between.
Two offers in 2 days leaves me very optimistic.