Carol McClain

Writing Redemption



  • Home
  • About Carol
  • Books
  • Events
  • Blog
  • Contact


Get Blog Post Updates
Sign up to receive blog posts automatically emailed straight to your inbox.

    Tagged: Kidney Quest

  • 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 ]

  • Page 1 of 3123»
  • Author Carol McClain

  • Blog Archives

  • Search by Topic

  • Recent Posts

    • Five Ways To Keep Your Resolutions
    • Joy: How do you find it when your world falls apart?
    • Five Ways Comparisons Hurt You
    • FIRST WAY TO BE HOLY: STOP DOING EVIL
    • Poverty Doesn’t Define You
  • Recent Comments

    • Peggy Lovelace Ellis on Five Ways To Keep Your Resolutions
    • Peggy Lovelace Ellis on Joy: How do you find it when your world falls apart?
    • Carol McClain on Joy: How do you find it when your world falls apart?
    • Peggy Lovelace Ellis on Joy: How do you find it when your world falls apart?
    • Carol McClain on Five Ways Comparisons Hurt You




      From the Blog

    • Five Ways To Keep Your Resolutions

      “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour and with that one, is what we are doing.” ― Annie Dillard, The Writing Life It's the new year, and of course, you've made resolutions. Do you want to exercise more? Cook healthy meals? Write a book? Have you resolved that this is the year you'd accomplish this? Nearly all of us have already broken our resolves. Why? Because we do what we want to do. Wait, our resolves are our desire, or so we think. Not if you're not doing… ...[ full story ]

    On Facebook

    This message is only visible to admins.
    Problem displaying Facebook posts.
    Click to show error
    Error: Server configuration issue

    On Twitter

    Five ways to keep your #resolutions #SuccessfulLiving https://ctt.ec/381b0+

    Reply on Twitter 1609919677165367297 Retweet on Twitter 1609919677165367297 Like on Twitter 1609919677165367297 Twitter 1609919677165367297

    © 2016-2023 by Carol McClain.
    Website design & Development by kikaDESIGN