a new kidney for mr hudson just got real

A NEW KIDNEY FOR MR HUDSON JUST GOT REAL

she is a confident stoic young obviously quite intelligent transplant surgeon
i would estimate she is in her 40s
my guess she was at the top of her med school class

she said hudson is just over 10 kilos thats 22 lbs today
we were shooting for 23 lbs but were slowed by a recent upper respiratory infection and the placement of his gtube last week which caused a few episodes of vomiting and a drop off in his appetite

also his BUN or blood urea nitrogen has now reached the upper 90s
those medical people know what that means

it means
its time

its either go on dialysis
or
get transplanted

so she stood up
looked at all 4 of us
mr hudson
mom
dad
me

its time
we have to do it now
if he does go on dialysis well its best overall that we dont do that
he is just on the cusp of where we can do the transplant
so
she said
on april 21st we are going to transplant hudson
mom lost it
dad teared up
i teared up big time
i think i saw a twitch in her eye maybe a tear
she hugged dad
she hugged me
she gave mom a big ole comforting hug
she bent over
gave hudson a giant hug
hudson
she said
i love you and hugged him again

she said
i have a two year old son
ill take care of hudson during surgery like he was my son

i really lost it then
mom did too
dad did too

its real now for mr hudson

his donor is ready
what a saint she is
saving this childs life
words cant express what she means to us

hudson is ready

let me wipe my tears out of my eyes
blow my nose
take a deep breath

this is the moment we have been waiting for for 18 months

it just got real


you can follow updates on hudsons progress at this link

https://www.facebook.com/akidneyforhudson/

of course i will try to keep an update here on my blog

thanks for all who have given us your love over the last year

the organicgreen doctor

organicgreendoctor: i dont like day light savings time

organicgreendoctor: i dont like day light savings time: I DONT LIKE DAY LIGHT SAVINGS TIME the time on the watch says 500am two days ago that watch would have read 400am or would it be 600am...

i dont like day light savings time

I DONT LIKE DAY LIGHT SAVINGS TIME

the time on the watch says 500am
two days ago that watch would have read 400am
or
would it be 600am

i always get confused
spring forward
fall back
so if you spring forward would it read 600am or would it be 400am
so if you fall back would it be 600am or would it be 400am

see what i mean
its so dang confusing

i have to write down on a piece of paper
500am
spring forward
so that would be 600am
right
but would it really be like 400am was

so what i go by are
the birds that come achirping and landing on the railing on our patio
that dont have to worry about day light savings or dst time
they just do it old school
nature sends them triggers as to when to get up and start the day

the sun peaks over the distant trees and condos across the way each morning
it just happens
there is no time thats dictated to the sun
man doesnt have that kind of control over the sun yet
im sure they will try though

as it peaks over the walls and trees you can gradually see the suns shadow move towards our condo
it climbs up the condo wall and bam
it bursts into our living room dining room of our condo
like a bright heating lamb
when im sitting there when that happens i always think thats what a lizard feels like in the morning sun

so each morning i try to time my last cup of coffee for that exact time the sun peeks into our condo
its one of the highlights of the morning
to sit there and feel the warmth on my face and body and look out over our condos landscaping to watch the birds and lizards and bunnies and squirrels start their day

but you see i have to know what the real time is since i have to time my computer reading my blog writing my cups of coffee
so that it all works out so that im pouring that last cup of java and sitting down just as the sun bursts into the room

so i have to start at the right time
so is that 300am or is it 500am
its not 400am anymore
do i spring things forward or do i fall them back

can you see how confusing this is

yesterday i watched mr hudson and i noticed he never looked at the clock or the watch or the iphone to see what time it was
it just got sleepy at nap time and went to sleep
then
the same was for his evening meal and for his bedtime
it all did seem to be later than usual
well when i looked at the clock
so
did it spring forward or fall back

i dont know so i wish they whoever they are would fix all this

i finally figured out that the old school time was the time we do in the fall
the new daylight savings time is what we do in the spring

so are we the same as in phoenix now or are we an hour apart
it seems we match up with them a few months out of the year
i never know when we fly through phoenix what time it is there

i say lets just leave it alone and quit changing it

i personally like more sunshine earlier in the morning since im a morning person
so thats old school time
or
is it day light savings time
i think its old school time
right

this morning i feel like i sprang back and fell forward

the organicgreen doctor