U of M just called

Am I always going to bounce so high when I get a call about this? Man, is anyone else worried about how I'll be AFTER the surgery, when all this anticipation goes away? I'll be fine- and I know why now, too. Tell you later!

Margaret called just to check in, tell me not to take any aspirin, let me know that they had a cancellation on July 8th, so surgery might be on that day, ask me if I have any preference ...the 8th, 13th or 14th (NO!)...let me know that she received an email from the media regarding this, letting me know that since I have to remain anonymously, there is a chance that they won't let them talk to me (or maybe they will, disguised)- but that our story, some of the other people involved who know their recipients may participate in it...

IT'S COMING! IT'S COMING! IT'S COMING!

I did a whole whoppin 1.5 on the treadmill. I'll do more later!
I'M DOING THIS!

Have I mentioned the magic that seems to happen when we're doing something outside of ourselves? "MY" problems don't seem to matter, and they don't seem nearly as drowning as when I'm staring them in the face and I think the world is all about me. Isn't that magic?

I AM SO EXCITED! I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM!!!!

I still want a tshirt made. My aunt was going ot make one but she's not feeling well and I don't want to add to her burdens. I let what Cullen ask me make me feel bad about it, and I'm not sure that I can deal with wearing the tshirt now....all I wanted was a tshirt that says KIDNEY DONOR on the front, and on the back say something like BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD or whatever. Cullen asked if it was for attention. Which it's not. It's because someone might see that sometime and think about it for a second and realize they can do it too. But I don't know if I'd feel good wearing it now.

I know too, that there are a million trillion causes out there that we can pick from. What we want to support, what we want to pay attention to. It is not that I think that everyone has to pay attention to kidney disease- but the people who know someone on dialysis ...well, they see how horrible it is and how it affects entire families, and that not even dialysis can save someone in the end. But a kidney can! If you don't know anyone who is on dialysis or has kidney disease, thank the heavens.

ISNT THIS GOING TO BE THE FUNNEST EVER? I!!! CAN'T!!!!! WAIT!!!!!