Any mom will do whatever she can to bless her child. . .

Well, the test results are in! Camille's antigens matched only 1 out of 6 to Karina's antigens. The remaining 5 antigens were reacted to by Karina's blood - which means Karina would probably reject Camille's donated kidney. So with Cams out of the picture, my tests became very critically important. Surprisingly, (to all the staff at the lab and Children's Hospital) I matched with 4 out of 6 of Karina's antigens. And when my remaining 2 antigens were tested against Karina's blood - there was a negative reaction - so she most likely would not reject my kidney.
So, now that this is known, it is going to get more serious for me. I need MRI's, ultrasounds, and 24 clearance tests etc. The transplant nurse said I will have the best workup I could ever get in order to find out how healthy I am. They don't want to compromise my health by donating a kidney. So, the present prayer is "Please God let my body be healthy enough so I can share a kidney with Karina!!" If they find something out about me that would risk Karina or me - then we will be back at the drawing board. We will be seeking/praying for a cadavier donor or someone else.
When I told my mom the good news about my antigen match with Karina, she asked me how I felt. I told her, "95% honored and 5% scared". Truly, this is indeed a sacred honor. I have only had surgery two times in my life; minor surgery - wisdom teeth taken out and tonsils removed when I was a little girl. Our five children were all naturally born without medication. So, preparing for surgery etc is a little daunting - but that is okay. The biggest stumbler right now is losing weight. I have been given different potions and pills to help in this. I am not going to take any - what if they react in my body and cause me flunk my next tests?
So, I am on my own trying to eat lots of vegetables and low fat meats and cut back kon my beloved carbs; like bread!!
This is such an adventure - one I never dreamed of going on.
I remember the second day in the hospital after we learned of Karina's kidney's failing her. And the nurse told us we couldn't offer blood to Karina as they wanted us to be preserved to possibly donate a kidney to her. (a transfusion might have built up her antibodies against our blood type etc). I remember turning to Frank and saying out loud, "I gave her life once, perhaps I can do it again." Well, God willing I will be able to in just about 6-8 weeks from now. I really hope I can.