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  • Kidney Quest: Surgery & Recovery
    Posted on Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Kidney Quest, the surgery and recovery

    Cardiac operating room (Photo credit: Ruhrfisch ) If you are anticipating becoming a donor, the hardest part has past once the day of surgery arrives. The procedure is much like any other peritoneal surgery. You will be taken into the OR. You will be given an IV and anesthesia. You will have a breathing tube because …[ read more ]

  • Kidney Quest: Last Tests
    Posted on Monday, July 29th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: HLA, Kidney, Kidney Quest, last tests, Mount Sinai, Surgery

    In the last week, you will have the last tests. For us, the test came five days before the transplant. Alan and I returned to Mount Sinai for final testing. Since the HLA ( Human Leukocyte Antigens ) can change, within a week of the transplant, the recipient and donor must be re-matched to be sure we were …[ read more ]

  • Kidney Quest: Interlude–The Last Days–Perspective
    Posted on Saturday, July 27th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: God is in control, Kidney Quest, perspective

    Night lights (Photo credit: dlanham ) Our kidney transplant would take place shortly after the results for the MRI and sonogram came in. I returned home. Within a week, I knew everything was a go, and I needed to make my final journey back to Mount Sinai for our last tests scheduled for November 13. My …[ read more ]

  • Kidney Quest: The Final Sonogram and the MRI
    Posted on Monday, July 22nd, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Kidney Quest, MRI, ultrasound

    Once blood tests have been completed, two additional tests remain: an ultrasound of the kidneys and an MRI. an image of kidneys from an MRI Most people today have had ultrasounds. The most difficult part of this test is the cold jelly. Like stethoscopes, I believe the jelly is stored in the freezer before use. …[ read more ]

  • Kidney Quest: Blood Tests: AKA The Vampire Syndrome
    Posted on Saturday, June 8th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: blood tests, Kidney Quest

    After Mt. Sinai sucked my blood dry like a vampire falling off the wagon, my brother-in-law flew me home in his Piper. Autumn had settled over the Adirondacks and the land below me danced in orange and red and green. Dying, in the natural world, is beautiful. Neil picked me up at the airport and …[ read more ]

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      by Carol McClain         Life Lessons from the National Parks Author: Penny Musco Genre: Nonfiction – Christian devotionals  “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul alike.”—John Muir, The Yosemite, 1912 Whether you're a hiker, a history buff, or a reader who travels vicariously, Life Lessons from the National Parks takes you on a four-season tour through over forty of America's most glorious places in the National Park Service reflecting God, who superintends each one. The book… ...[ full story ]

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