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++++I will send an update again in about a week or so and probably no sooner. Doing this so often has become a little tedious and is probably unnecessary. Thank you so much for everything; we are touched and blessed by the generosity towards this kidney transplant effort.
++++Last night we had a long talk with a guy who just gave his kidney to his son. This precious family has 3 of their 6 children in need of a transplant. Through their personal kidney adventure, they have gained a great deal of knowledge and experience w/all things organ :). This guy’s son, btw, is not doing well at all and Samuel needs our earnest prayers right now as he lays in ICU, nearly 8 weeks after his transplant. Pray for this young man..
++++ During our talk with Tom, we came to realize that the information he’s gotten from his transplant center in VT. is far more detailed than the info we have received during our appointments in MA. There may be many innocent reasons for the lack of info, of course. Tom related to us, among other things, that Rich should expect a minimum of 6 weeks (not 4) before he can do any heavy lifting, which is the mainstay of his work, and explained more in detail what this means. We are grateful for the heads-up, and glad that there are so many people behind this kidney effort, whatever it may bring.
++++Another thing that happened today was that the money was provided for a hotel nearby the hospital. We had sought a place to stay in the area and there were a few precious people (particularly Marianne Plenge) working on our behalf to make that happen in a Christian home in the area. While we were happy about this in order to cut costs, we were also slightly concerned that the lady who is coming to watch the children may end up not being able to travel to our home from NY in bad weather, which would mean I would be taking the children w/me to hotel and hospital for the duration. I have no problem w/that, but would need to be in a hotel and not a family home if that did happen. I also want to be as close to the hospital as possible, etc. So, we were delighted when money came in that is designated specifically for the hotel and just settled the whole question.
++++ Hope you all had a blessed Christmas. We are getting more snow today and the roads aren’t so hot. Nice to be inside!In Christ, Anna