Surprised to learn so many donors

One thing that has really moved me during this experience is the number of people who have called and visited who have had a family member that has had a transplant. The stories are amazing and impressive.

Some very old friends and acquaintences tell me that their own mother had dialysis for years and they truly know what it is like. Others reveal that they gave a kidney to their brother or mother. Unbelievable. It is very very humbling to know someone like Bruce K or Doug S who both gave their kidneys to family members.

I am without words when someone offers to be tested. And ask Latte man, I'm rarely without words.

One story I heard involved a transplant at Vanderbilt. A woman my age was in tears by the elevators at the Vanderbilt clinic when she ran into an old boyfriend from high school. The boyfriend always had admired her but they had never been serious. The woman told him her story: her mother was very sick from dialysis and her own kidney wasn't a match for her mother's body. On the spot the man offered to be tested and within a week he was the donor. Two years later, they began to date. Soon after, he proposed at a trip to Disney World.

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