The other day it hit me. Since my transplant I feel free of my worries. Yes I still have worries about the new kidney, but they are not as pronounced. I use to worry about my access and when that would fail, I use to worry about my diet and if I ate to many foods with phosphorous or potassium (even though my levels were perfect every time). I use to worry about how my dialysis run would be and how I would sleep. At work, I use to ensure that I pushed myself further than anyone else (even when I wasnt feeling well), because I didnt want to be treated or looked at differently because of my illness. I actually use to worry about the transplant, and all the things that could go wrong, after seeing what my mother went through after her failed transplant surgery. Today I feel blessed. I feel free and full of hope for the future. I will continue to take it one day at a time. But I feel like this gift, because that is what it truly is, has opened so many doors, that I had slammed closed. I will continue to open the doors and see what lies behind them and see where they take me in this life. Thank you to the donor and to the family, for giving me this opportunity. I just finished writing them their first letter full of thanks. And I think about them daily and hope they find comfort in organ donation.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:15:39 +0000
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