Tomorrow is the transplant. Today is the procedure where they go in and lift my Dad's liver to check his lymph nodes. There are lymph nodes right under your liver that they can not test without getting right in there. They are doing this to check and make sure that the cancer has not spread to them. If it has not, they don't think it has, then it's all systems go on the transplant!
Now about my Dad's transplant. We cannot discuss his transplant without talking about my Aunt, The Saint, Ginger. Ginger is my Dad's sister who has been going through test after test to see if she would be a good match for a live donor. Guess what!? She is!! She will be right by my Dad's side tomorrow. Going through this with him. She is a Saint! (Always has been I should add.)
They will be taking 65% of Ginger's liver. Leaving her with 35%. Within 10 days her liver will be back at 75% and in a month a full 100%! Amazing what the human body is capable of doing. My Dad will be getting that 65%. I'm sure you get the numbers thing, it will then grow. If I write anymore percentages down I will feel like I'm back in math class. (Eeck!)
He will be at the Mayo for 10 days. From there he will move to the transplant house. He will be at the transplant house for 2 months. During those two months I am honored to say that I will be sharing the time with Julie caring for him. There is nothing I would rather do then take care of my Dad. He took care of me, now it is my turn.
Lots of love for my Dad! I will be updating a lot throughout this whole process............
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