This is Alan. I arrived about 45 minutes ago. I went upstairs and Mother was in the rolling bed in her gown talking to Dad. We reminisced about the time Dad was in the hospital with his shattered ankle. We met the anesthesiologist, Dr. John Taylor. He seems really nice.
At 11:05 Pacific Daylight Time, they wheeled mother into the operating room. Dad and I came downstairs. We were told this operation could take five to ten hours.
Normally the surgeons just throw the recipient's liver away, but in this case, Mom's liver is being donated to someone else, so extra care is required in removing her liver.
We learned about the donor: From Central Valley, female, 35 years old, died of head trauma. What a tragedy! A daughter and granddaughter and a sister and very possibly someone's wife. Someone's mother. Surely that family needs our prayers right now. We are grateful for their decision to go forward with the donation. We think the organ network will allow us to reach out to the family to convey our gratitude.
Will post more when we have new information. Could be a long wait.
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Cathy was in very good spirits going into surgery. Even though they were in a hurry to get her into surgery, she had time to get to know her doctors a bit. I told her that she was very brave, but she said she is not.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update Alan. Please keep them coming.
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