After several conversations with people interested in learning more about the live donor process, it occurred to me that I hadn’t provided any information on my site. I’m usually not this vague and cryptic, especially when it comes to life and death scenarios. I mean, it’s not like I’d call 911 and say “please send an ambulance to my house, I’ve been shot 5 times” and then hang up. But that’s pretty much what I did here. #infohoarding #DERP
OK…so here’s the skinny: I need to find a person in reasonably good health who’s 50 years old or younger and has type O blood. The wonderful staff at the Mason Transplant Clinic have a living donor coordinator and her card is listed below. **UPDATE 10/27/17 – I have a new living donor coordinator and her name is Julie Pfeiffer. Her number is 404-605-2950 and her email address is: julie.pfeiffer@piedmont.org**
It’s been difficult to throw my drama out on the Internet for the world to see. How do you ask for a portion of someone’s liver? I’d have a hard time asking a stranger to borrow a dollar at a gas station, so this is WAY out of my comfort zone. I even feel bad referring to my “readership” as strangers — after all, you’re just friends I haven’t met yet.
I aim to fix that in my next post. There is so much more to me than this disease. I don’t want to be reduced to a maudlin Debbie Downer soundbite. I am Laffingcat for crying out loud! (more on that to follow). My next post will contain photos of my family, my life and all the reasons I want to spend more time on earth. Thanks for reading my post and walking this journey with me.
All Hail the Queen