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.
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- Original Announcement (In March 2013! (And yet I still have my kidney – aye, aye, aye))
- Part 1 (Why?)
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…
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- Part 2 (But Seriously, Why Do You Want to Give a Kidney to a Stranger?)
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- Part 3 (So, How Do You Start?)
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- Part 4 (Initial Call to the Hospital)
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- Part 5 (The Initial Paperwork is A-Okay)
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- Part 6 (Be Prepared for the Blowback When Giving a Kidney)
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- 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!]
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- Part 9 (Lab Tests)
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- Part (Flying To Ohio)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Beginning)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – This Is Not Like My Previous Hospital Experience)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – Talking With The Social Workers)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Social Worker Push Back)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – “But Why?”)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Social Workers Are Sidling Us)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – Visitors Are Serious Business)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – Don’t Accept Statistics At Face Value)
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- Part (Social Workers Are Serious Business Too)
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- Part (Who’s On First)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – Meeting With The Other Health Professionals)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – Some Complaining)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – Setting The Scene With The Psychologist)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Psychologist Asks, “What Stresses You Out?”)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Psychologist Stresses About My Youth/Free-Spirtedness)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Psychologist Thinks I’m SO Young)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Idea Of Surgery And Regret)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – Continuing To Try To See The Psychologist’s Point Of View)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – What Do We “Owe” Society And When Are We Allowed To Give It Back?)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – The Psychologist Wants Me To Be Indecisive?)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – Is The Psychologist Lacking Compassion?)
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- Part (Big Kidney Day! – My Perception of the Interviews vs The Interviews )
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- Part (The Last Big Medical Tests)
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- Part (The EKG)
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- Part 35 (Rejection – Part 1 (They Think I Want To Be Liked))
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- Part 36 (Rejection – Part 2 (More Thoughts On Wanting (Or Not Wanting) To Be Liked))
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- Part 37 (Rejection – Part 3 (Financial Stability/Unemployment)
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- Part 38 (Rejection – Part 4 (Support System & What I Learned))
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- Part 39 (If I Needed a Kidney, I’d Be LIVID)
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- Part 40 (You Know Who Else Should Be Livid?)
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- Part 41 (Some of “The Aftermath” – Part 1 (Matching Donors Reminders))
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- Part 42 (Some of “The Aftermath” – Part 2 (Hearing About Surgeries From People In My Group))
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- Part 43 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – First, The Checklist)
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- Part 44 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – Finishing Out That Checklist)
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- Part 45 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – Do I Honestly Have No Idea How To Interview?)
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- Part 46 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – Starting the Psychologist’s Notes)
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- Part 47 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – The Psychologist Is Annoyed With Me – Part 1)
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- Part 48 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – The Psychologist Is Annoyed With Me – Part 2)
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- Part 49 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – Yes, Even More Notes From The Psychologist (But At Least One Is Valid))
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- Part 50 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – The Most True (and Funny) Parts of Her Evaluation)
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- Part 51 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! – Finishing Out The Psychologist’s Report)
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- Part 52 (And a No from Cedars…)
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- Part 53 (The Silver Lining)
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- Part 54 (Just a Mildly Funny Side Thing)
- Part 55 (A Recap Thus Far)