Happy 2 Year Kidney Anniversary!!!

Today two years ago I was in a pretty drugged up groggy state having just had one of my kidneys removed and placed into my 14 month old son, Joaquin. At that point in my life the future was kind of dark and uncertain since undergoing that kind of operation is never without risks. Would we make it to two years? I didn't know but I really, really hoped and prayed a lot about it. Turns out we did. Going into the transplant I felt good about it - I didn't figure there would be any problems. Joaquin's aunt Dawn said something to me around the time of Joaquin's birth and kidney failure diagnoses, she said that she had a feeling of peace that everything would be alright. It was one of those moments of fleeting clarity where I knew and felt that too.

So now we are two years post-transplant. After Joaquin's transplant I stopped worrying so much about how he compared to his peers, I felt a sense of peace in the midst of the post-transplant storm. Instead, after the transplant I felt like finally we were moving forward instead of just waiting in limbo. Watching Joaquin thrive made it feel like it had been the right choice after all. It's like we finally exhaled.

Joaquin doesn't really understand the whole transplant deal yet - we talked a bit about it today and he gets the gist of it. Mom took her kidney out and gave it to him. Some day he'll have a better grasp on what exactly that means. To me it's not a big deal and would rather have the spotlight off of me in these days because I am just so thankful and humbled by all the powers that be who watched over us and all the prayers and support we received. It's such an intensely scary thing to have to go through but all of the people who kept up in their thoughts and prayers really helped to bring us through to the other side. So we thank you, again, from the bottom of our hearts. We love you all.

I put together a little montage of our experience up to date for your viewing pleasure.

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