After much, much prayer and lots of discussions with my sweetheart and family....I have decided to donate one of my kidneys to my mom. I have decided to blog about my journey...I don't know where it will take me or how things will work out, but I am trusting in my Heavenly Father to guide my path.
After I knew that I was supposed to do this, I had the overwhelming feeling that I needed to call and tell my mom....not that night after work....not that next weekend...NOW! I followed the prompting and dialed her number. When I told her, there was a long pause and then she said, "You know, it's funny you called. Last night I told Heavenly Father that I was tired of dialysis and that I wanted to stop going and just die to be with my sweetheart. You have given me new hope."
So that's what I am going to do. Our plans are shooting for June. I have to start now. There are questions about my own health that I need to have answered. I need to schedule a couple of appointments to follow up on things, but for now, I am headed in that direction and letting Heavenly Father's will be done.
February 3, 2011
{A Day in the Life of a Kidney Donor} Thursday
Posted by Lori Ashton at 7:06 PM
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Lori,
What a selfless thing to do. Your mom is so lucky to haveyou for a daughter.....and I am lucky to have you as a "daughter", too. We will be praying for you and your mom.
Wow! You are far more brave than I could ever be! We will all be praying and wishing you luck on your journey!
Wow. What an amazing sacrifice. Good luck-and I'll be praying for you both.
What an amazing blessing you will both get with all of this. We will keep you both in our pryaers and I look forward to hearing about your "journey" along the way. Love you!
*HUGS* Oh good luck with all that will come with this. You are an answer to a prayer I'm sure. What a blessing to know that you called immediately upon being prompted and knowing this was right.
Having had a girlfriend of Brynna's just go through a transplant (the donor was one of the YW Presidents in our building), I know you will be heading into a very spiritual journey in preparation. I hope everything goes well. Let us know how we can help. We will include you and your mom in our fasting and prayers.
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