Rob Boudrie Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Please consider signing up to be an organ donor, and communicating that wish to your family members. After 6+ years on dialysis, I got "the call" Friday afternoon. They started cutting at Midnight on 9/8, and by 5:30AM I had a new kidney from a 24 year old woman whose family saw fit to allow donation. For someone of my age (60) to get an organ that young is called hitting the jackpot. Two doctors advised me to buy a lottery ticket on the way in for surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadarTech Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Congrats!! I’m hoping we hear more good news in this regard for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) My cousin’s donations helped six people, some of whom would have died without it. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Edited September 16, 2018 by BritinUSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Rob, I hope your recovery goes well and quickly! I checked the donor box a long time ago. I have been the benefactor of donations for my neck surgery and bone grafts for dental implants. Not anywhere near as serious as yours but I do understand a bit of what you are feeling. That said, at 67, I am thinking that any of my donations will wind up as class teaching aids (or perhaps lab pranks ). Nobody want's high mileage parts... Best wishes, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 That's great news, Rob! I fondly remember meeting you at Nationals a few times years ago. I had no idea of that struggle, or perhaps that was before. Either way, I'm very happy for you. And yes, I checked the box long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Boudrie Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 I think I had a dialysis cath in my belly at the nationals since I started out on Peritoneal Dialysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkreutz Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Good for you, I've had the organ donor endorsement on my license since the mid '80's, kinda wonder if my old organs would be of any use anymore, but I guess old ones are better than ones that don't work. Wonders of modern medicine, I'm a cancer survivor and just had a quad bypass this last March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 7 hours ago, Rob Boudrie said: Please consider signing up to be an organ donor, and communicating that wish to your family members. After 6+ years on dialysis, I got "the call" Friday afternoon. They started cutting at Midnight on 9/8, and by 5:30AM I had a new kidney from a 24 year old woman whose family saw fit to allow donation. For someone of my age (60) to get an organ that young is called hitting the jackpot. Two doctors advised me to buy a lottery ticket on the way in for surgery. Congratulations on your new kidney. You already won the lottery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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