Monday, February 15, 2010

Hi Everyone


Please allow me at long last to update my blog. It is nearly dinner time here and I just got back from a rousing walk around the 10th floor. Cheryl is here and will be staying over in the room tonight. Leslie is here too for a visit before she and Chris will be heading for Spain.

Tomorrow I will be having my old pacemaker removed, as well as my dialysis access. Then I will have my first
heart biopsy to determine if any rejection has occured. It will be a long and hungry day.

I am amazed and thankful for what I have been given. I am likewise grateful for all the cards, emails, posts and general interest and support of this journey. I am fortunate to have the very best family and group of friends imaginable. And as Cheryl says "we are a team" and it is not conceivable to have done this without her; I would be toast .

So off we go on a new part of this adventure.

Bob/Irv
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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.