LABOR DAY 2009 - FATHER TROY's TRANSPLANT JOURNAL DAY 13 WITH MY NEW KIDNEY.........

HAPPY LABOR DAY, EVERYONE !!!!!!!!! My Physician's Assistant today, Dave was just in to see me with very good news. My white blood cell count has returned to normal, Mayo Clinic Hospital has gotten on top of the bacteria in my blood and urinary tract infection, with today's labs returning negative for the second day in a row, and given I am feeling so much better, if Dr. Blair, the Infection Specialist, and Dr. Mulligan, my Kidney Transplant overseeing Doctor are concurring, they will release me to my rented house this afternoon. Alleluia !!!, my three day post transplant ordeal of pain and infection is all but behind me. I have been watching the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon since last night, and valuing with renewed sensitivity the chronic disesaes of millions that current medicine cannot yet conquer. It has me thinking greatly of my CSU-Sacramento classmate Captain Brian Welch and his family, and their 9 year continuing struggle with ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease, which has nearly incapacitated him physicially, but not conquered his will to live or spirit of love. I am ecstactic to be getting out of the hospital and resuming some normalcy, including doing my banking, so as not to remain a 2 week plus red ink customer of the Bank of America. I will report further later today on my progress. Love + Prayers, Fr. Transplant Troy.........