Stop The Clock!

Well at last things have started taking off again and we are on track with a donor. First I must very humbly thank all those of you who put your hand in the air for me. Lee and I appreciate the sincerity of your gesture and we were moved by the very overwhelming response. Thank you all so much.

A shortlist of potential donors, with the correct blood groups, was handed to my doctor. Based on certain criteria, each with varying weighting, he prioritised my donors into the preferred order. The clear winner was my first cousin, Ivor!

Now there is a story in this too! Ivor lives in Vermont, USA! Out of the blue, coincidentally, without cause, he picked this year to come for a "life adventure" to live in South Africa. Little did he know he would be asked to part with a kidney for his troubles. For me, I cannot deny the hand of Providence in this...for Ivor, perhaps a poorly timed holiday! Either way it is an amazing 'coming together' and Ivor is as keen as ever to do this for me. He will be asked to do a few tests in the next few weeks and we could have a green light soon.