Medical professionals at Yale-New Haven Hospital uttered the word altruism several times at today's press conference celebrating a recently completed kidney exchange.
I received a kidney May 9 from an altruistic donor as part of the first group of surgeries in what turned out to be an 18-person kidney exchange.
I met my donor, a wonderful woman named Robin, for the first time just before the press conference. It was incredibly exciting to meet the person who changed my life for the better; I told her I couldn't thank her enough!
I'll be writing about this adventure in future posts.
Please stay tuned, and thanks as always for reading.
I wanted to share a photo I snapped before the event of this little guy waiting patiently for the big reveal.
Coincidentally enough he turned out to be the grandson of my sister-in-law Sue's recipient!
Sue was an altruistic donor, and was thrilled to finally meet the man who now has her kidney.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Recuperation journey: Today's the day
I could barely sleep last night anticipating today's event: a meet and greet for nine kidney recipients and their donors followed by a press conference at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
I'm so excited to meet the person whose gift changed my life for the better!
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