Thursday, July 2, 2009

Livermore bound?

According to RJ this afternoon, the plan is to let me bring him home on Friday 7/3 after his dialysis treatment. Could mean a very long day waiting for the actual paperwork to be complete, but he will be thrilled to be able to sleep at home for the first time in 11 nights.
(Kitty Lucy and I will be very happy to have him back also.) The amazing RJ bounces back yet again - Hooray!

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RJ/Bob/Irv is a 61-year-old beloved husband, father, uncle, brother, motor racing fanatic, and Livermore resident who received a heart and kidney transplant in February of 2010. Bob's recent years have been defined by his health, which forced him into early retirement. Unfortunately, many of his days were spent in a dialysis center or at various medical appointments, primarily due to his living with diabetes for over 40 years. Numerous were panic visits to various Emergency Rooms all over California for treatment of chest pain. But now no more dialysis and no more late-night dashes to UCSF! The main focus of Bob's family, friends, and doctors has been a prompt transplant, so that he can get back to traveling with his Sweetie, driving fast cars, enjoying great music and laughing with his friends. This blog will function as a way to communicate with all interested parties and to keep everyone informed. And hopefully it can serve a great purpose also, in making people more aware of the importance of organ donation and how each life saved has a positive effect on dozens of related friends and relatives.