CJ is coming a long way. She's taken a few steps, eating on her own, talking a bit and had showered (she's probably had many more since then). They put it a pacemaker and a defibrillator and took the trach out. She will be going to a rehab facility in Nebraska as this facility doesn't care whether or no you have insurance or money. Their main focus is rehabbing their patients and giving them the best quality of life. I'm very thankful for facilities like this.
JB just received a letter of denial for being JC's kidney donor. JB had some mental health issues many, many years ago and through the testing, a few medical issues were found, so the board made the decision to deny her. While JB had made the decision to not donate based on these medical issues, she's very angry that the letter stated she was mainly denied due to her past mental health issues.
I've called the coordinator as I have a million questions before committing to the testing. JB and I are the same height/weight and she fell to low on the creatinine clearance scale for donation to be safe long term. I'm fearful that I, too, will fall low on the scale. JC and I spoke yesterday and we both feel that I should call my GP and have the creatinine testing done before I schedule anything at Mayo as we both agree that if I fall low on the scale, I will not donate either. Falling low on the scale puts me at a seriously high risk of kidney failure in 20-30 years if I go through with donation.
JC has been on the national donor list since this entire process started back in May (I think it was May), so she's not losing ground there.
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