Approved for Transplant

Here's some really good news: K has had several communications over the past week, with various transplant people. While I was on travel, she found out she was officially approved to be on the Univ of Chicago transplant waiting list for a kidney/pancreas transplant. The opportunity could come as early as 3-6 months from now. The call could come at 10pm one night, and she'd need to be in Chicago by 7am the next morning. Special transportation arrangements would have to be made. She'd be in the hospital for the week after the surgery, then would need to be in Chicago, with a full-time companion, for the next 3 months. The logistics of that are a little overwhelming. Several coworkers have suggested that I telecommute from Chicago, so that I wouldn't have to take a leave of absence from work for that entire time, but my manager seems less than enthusiastic about that idea. Over the next few months, we'll be trying to identify people other than myself who would be willing to travel out and spend a week or more with her.

She also found out during the past week, that Kaiser is considering a relationship with a transplant facility here in the Denver area, so there's also a possibility that she may be able to get her surgery here, and not have to travel at all. That would be a huge relief. All very exciting news.