4 Years today!

Today marks the 4th year of my second transplant. 4 years ago through the kindness and unselfishness of one family's decision to donate their loved ones organs i was given the gift of life for the second time. After 7 months on the priority waiting list and little hope of survival that gift gave me and my family a glimmer of hope that i may survive. It was a long and difficult surgery which went on for 16 hours.

Two weeks after my transplant i was told the bad news that my main artery was blocked and that my new liver was being deprived of oxygen and blood therefore it was not functioning so my only chance was to have another transplant, which came as such a blow to me that i just wanted to give up as i didn't have the strength to go through it all again. However i couldn't do that to my mum and i saw the distraught and sadness in her face so i agreed to be listed again. Fortunately, 3 weeks later i went for a scan and miraculously my liver looked healthy again and somehow it was no longer being deprived of the blood and oxygen therefore the doctors decided to take me of the list for a while.

However, they thought i would not make it to a year without the need of another transplant but here i am today 4 years on and despite all the complications i've had post transplant i live to the tale.

Another admission & sad news :(

Here i am again, in a hospital bed as a patient and unfortunately it's not for my surgery yet. As usual my body just couldn't wait until then and obviously wanted to come in sooner. However fortunately for me it's not serious, just a case of another infection od and the good thing is that my LFT's are good. Hoping and fingers crossed that i can go home tomorrow all being well.

Sad news shattered my day as i found out that a member of staff in the liver unit had passed away over the weekend in a tragic car accident. Her death came as a great shock to the whole liver unit as she was a lovely and well respected member of the team who has been in service for 35 years and was loved by all fellow coleagues and patients. She will be sorely missed by all and liver outpatients will never be the same again without her bubbly personality and warm smile. R.I.P Kathleen.