I just received the following email from our good Juvenation friend Frank D. (Devlin):
Paul:
Just wanted to let you know that I've been called in to the hospital
for the pancreas/kidney transplant and to ask you to tell all my
friends on Juvenation.
I hope this one works out.
Frank
When I have more news I'll let everyone know right away. Let's wish him good luck
and all our prayers for a successful transplant surgery.
Paul
Thanks for sharing this, Paul! I am sending positive thoughts his way.
that's great!! i really hope things work out for him. i'll be thinking about him and sending my well wishes his way.
I hope everything goes smoothly for him! Please keep is updated if you can.
I hope everything goes smoothly for him! Please keep us updated if you can.
I hope all goes well for Frank. He will be in my prayers. Please keep us posted!!
Frank is fine, but unfortunately, due to the donor organ situation, his transplant was canceled once again. How frustrating this must be.
Here's Frank's email to me:
Paul:
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers, but it was another dry run
similar to last August's when the pancreas turned out to be damaged
and the transplant canceled at the door of the OR. It didn't get
quite that far this time. Just as they were beginning to prep me in
my room (not yet down to the pre-op area) and had given me some
initial anti-rejection drugs, my surgeon cane in to tell me of another
cancellation.
Most kidney-pancreas transplants involve a multiple-organ donor. That
was the case here with liver, lung, pancreas, and kidneys involved at
least. Apparently they found a circulation problem as they began
harvesting and had to sacrifice a perfect pancreas to save the liver
for which there was a recipient waiting on the same floor of Methodist
as I. Ergo, out came the IV and out went I back to the top of the
list. Unfortunately, the blood Type As have not been available lately.
It is a major disappointment, but then that's what Type 1 is all
about. You have to take a lot of punches and keep getting back up to
fight the disease another day with thanks just for the ability to
bounce back off the mat.
Thanks again for being a friend and thinking of me. I'll just act
like a Dodger and "wait for the next chance (hopefully before next
year)"!!
Frank
I'm going to put a note on Juvenation later this p.m.
I'm so sorry to hear it didn't work out again. How terrible to get so excited and hopeful, only to have a 2nd cancellation. We are all still thinking about him and hoping for the best for him. Hopefully something will become available soon for him.
Thank you for sharing with us, Paul. He is definitely very lucky to have a friend like you :o)
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Paul. He is definitely very lucky to have a friend like you :o)
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Yes... he is my good friend.
I'm thinking of offering him MY pancreas...
that is, if he'd like it. Haha :)
maybe between all of us we can collect enough parts to create a working whole. :o)
I was so moved by this letter. I hope that another opportunity will come through for Frank soon. He is a stranger to me, but will be in my thoughts.