So.. I'll try to keep this short~ I did about 3 months of testing for transplant work up, to make sure I was healthy enough to have the surgery. I had to have: a drug test, pulmonary test, bone scan, treadmill, heart cath, MRI's, CT's, chest x-rays, colonoscopy, see a dietitian, physiologist, psychiatrist, social worker.. I was finally cleared for transplant and went on the Donor List on
April 2, 2008. It was tough waiting!
I'll skip ahead to the day I got the call--
At the time I worked for Plainfield School System.. with special need pre-school.
I was out of school for Memorial Day week-end, then I had 3 days of school left for the year. I got the call Memorial Day night, at 11:45 p.m. The kids just went to bed, and Dave and I were still up. The phone rang and it said IU HOSPITAL.. I told Dave, and just stared... I said "hello" and the other end said "This is Kristy at IU hospital, and we have a Liver for you". I said "What did you say"? She repeated it and at this time I had her on speaker phone so Dave could hear. I gave him the phone and started calling people.. Britton was in her room, Yelling: "Can you take that off of speaker!?? I'm trying to sleep"!!
Dave went to tell the kids, "Get up!! Mom got a liver".
