Summer

I had mentioned in a previous post that Tim and I have gotten the privilege of meeting two other families who's little ones are in kidney failure. Brandon got his mommy's kidney back in May and is back home to Tennessee. He is doing fantastic and we look forward to seeing both him and his mom in August.

Summer is the other little girl we have gotten to know and love. We met her mom Laura a few weeks ago when Max was in the hospital for his PD catheter. They too are from Tennessee and are here in Cincinnati for Summer's transplant.

The day that we found out that Max's surgery was moved up, we also heard that another patient was given Max's old date of July 27th. That patient just happened to be Summer. Summer just recently celebrated her first birthday. A birthday that was celebrated within the walls of Cincinnati Children's. Summer has had a very rough road and it's not over just yet. But tomorrow morning, at 7:45am Summer will be getting her daddy's kidney.

The group of us kidney baby mamas is very small, so we consider ourselves very lucky to have found each other. We consider all of these kids our own and we take them all under our wing. Summer is the youngest and smallest of all the kiddos, which definitely makes her extra special.

Tim and I are both very nervous for Laura, Dan and Summer, but we know that they are in very good hands and are confident that they will be taken care of. We are asking that you please keep this family in your prayers just like you did for us. Tomorrow morning, Laura will kiss the two most important people in her life goodbye as she hands them both over to the surgeons. She too will be pulled between the PICU and A4North to take care of her family just like Tim was, so we ask that you hold them up in prayer. Tomorrow- Laura, Dan and Summer get to begin their new life and we are thrilled to get to share it with them.

Tomorrow is going to be a good day.