Aurora’s 1st Kidney Donation Attempt


Aurora De Lucia smiling in her hospital gown before having some kidney tests This story boggles my mind in the unneeded drama that occurred, and I hope you find it interesting!

But, if you happen to be looking for my most recent attempt (in which I’m getting much closer to success), that’s here.

 

Then I took a break, ’cause I felt a little too superstitious to get into it all when it seemed to be falling apart. And then we forged on…

    • Part 2 (But Seriously, Why Do You Want to Give a Kidney to a Stranger?)

 

    • Part 3 (So, How Do You Start?)

 

    • Part 4 (Initial Call to the Hospital)

 

Aurora getting contrast in her arm - a test while trying to give a kidney to a stranger

    • Part 5 (The Initial Paperwork is A-Okay)

 

    • Part 6 (Be Prepared for the Blowback When Giving a Kidney)

 

    • Part 7 (Saying No to People Who Asked for a Kidney)

 

[Things get messy after this, blog-wise. The blog is under construction and not all the links work. Sorry, I’m continuously working on it!]

Part 8 

 

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Beginning)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – This Is Not Like My Previous Hospital Experience)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – Talking With The Social Workers)

 

Aurora giving a slightly confused face while in the lab's bathroom

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Social Worker Push Back)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – “But Why?”)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Social Workers Are Sidling Us)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – Visitors Are Serious Business)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – Don’t Accept Statistics At Face Value)

 

    • Part (Social Workers Are Serious Business Too)

 

    • Part (Who’s On First)

 

Aurora making a silly smile while holding a specimen bag

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – Meeting With The Other Health Professionals)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – Some Complaining)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – Setting The Scene With The Psychologist)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Psychologist Asks, “What Stresses You Out?”)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Psychologist Stresses About My Youth/Free-Spirtedness)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Psychologist Thinks I’m SO Young)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Idea Of Surgery And Regret)

 

Aurora about to send specimen samples to Ohio

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – Continuing To Try To See The Psychologist’s Point Of View)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – What Do We “Owe” Society And When Are We Allowed To Give It Back?)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Psychologist Wants Me To Be Indecisive?)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – Is The Psychologist Lacking Compassion?)

 

    • Part (Big Kidney Day! – My Perception of the Interviews vs The Interviews )

 

    • Part (The Last Big Medical Tests)

 

 

Aurora sitting in a huge chair while getting tests done, trying to give a kidney to a stranger

    • Part 35 (Rejection – Part 1 (They Think I Want To Be Liked))

 

    • Part 36 (Rejection – Part 2 (More Thoughts On Wanting (Or Not Wanting) To Be Liked))

 

    • Part 37 (Rejection – Part 3 (Financial Stability/Unemployment)

 

    • Part 38 (Rejection – Part 4 (Support System & What I Learned))

 

    • Part 39 (If I Needed a Kidney, I’d Be LIVID)

 

    • Part 40 (You Know Who Else Should Be Livid?)

 

Aurora excited in front of a blood pressure monitor

    • Part 41 (Some of “The Aftermath” – Part 1 (Matching Donors Reminders))

 

    • Part 42 (Some of “The Aftermath” – Part 2 (Hearing About Surgeries From People In My Group))

 

    • Part 43 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – First, The Checklist)

 

    • Part 44 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – Finishing Out That Checklist)

 

    • Part 45 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – Do I Honestly Have No Idea How To Interview?)

 

Aurora's arm while giving blood for her failed kidney try in Ohio

    • Part 46 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – Starting the Psychologist’s Notes)

 

    • Part 47 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – The Psychologist Is Annoyed With Me – Part 1)

 

    • Part 48 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – The Psychologist Is Annoyed With Me – Part 2)

 

    • Part 49 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – Yes, Even More Notes From The Psychologist (But At Least One Is Valid))

 

    • Part 50 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – The Most True (and Funny) Parts of Her Evaluation)

 

    • Part 51 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – Finishing Out The Psychologist’s Report)

 

    • Part 52 (And a No from Cedars…)

 

 

    • Part 54 (Just a Mildly Funny Side Thing)