Michelle

I just don't understand sometimes, what is our destiny or our futures. If it hasn't been tough enough on Andy's family, they are having another crisis gone bad.
In 2005-6 Andy's step sisters daughter ( teenager at the time ) had to start dialysis for kidney failure or issues. It had led to being put on disability and transplant list.

Then in January 2006 Andy's uncle passed while I was pregnant with James. Then his sisters father-n-law was diagnosed with lung cancer and died with in three months. Then Andy's nephew(18) committed suicide(2/07). In between all of this his step father had triple by-pass surgery(10/05). Then Andy's scare this spring.

We had good news, Michelle got married last fall and her husband was a match and able to donate a kidney. Her surgery was yesterday, and the kidney started producing urine in the recovery room. A sucess!! until last night. It started to fail and today they took her back to surgery to remove the kidney and move her up higher on the transplant list. It is so sad to hear especially after get a glimmer of hope for a future for her. The donated kidney had narrow renal arteries which caused clots to block it.

I just called Andy to share the news and of course he is upset. She is so young(21), and has so much life ahead of her. To have to deal with this on a daily basis with hospitals and such is heart breaking. Not knowing if she has a future is devastating.

For those reading, please say a prayer for her and her family. They are angry and hurting Right now, understandably.