May 22, 2011

Post date: May 22, 2011 7:55:50 PM

I never realize how long it's been since I've posted till I come back here to post again! Well, believe it or not, today is my one year anniversary of my kidney transplant! I thank the Lord for one more year I didn't have to go on dialysis. I am also praying for the family of my donor since this is a time of sorrow for them. I found out through Lifepoint that they did accept my letter but haven't requested communication with me yet. I went to my clinic on May 11 and everything still looks good. They are ordering a cat scan to see how my native kidneys are doing. The doctor said that pkd kidneys don't wither away. I was hoping they would wither away so the cysts wouldn't keep growing and cause pain or the need for a nephrectomy. Still, I pray that I will praise the Lord no matter what. I will still be doing monthly labs and my next clinic appointment isn't until this November.

I do praise the Lord that our oldest son, Matthew was checked for the CMT gene (the neuro-muscular disease that my wife Becky and second oldest son Timothy have) and he does not have it. I also praise the Lord that He has provided to allow Matthew and Timothy to attend Bob Jones in second grade and K5 next year. Arabella is 18 months now and cruising around and standing up by herself, but she will not walk yet. She is taking her sweet time to take these milestones which is typical in a tube-fed baby with a VSD. Her cardiologist said that she is doing great and the hole is not getting bigger so he doesn't need to see her till she is 4 yrs old.

Thank you for all of your prayers.