Three is the magic number: Home.

Got home tonight. It is really good to be home. I can't wait for Molly to join me back in Vegas. She should be able to come home early next week and do all of her follow up care here in Vegas. She is very sick of being in the hotel and can't wait to come home. Even though she is very anxious to get home the important thing is that she is alive and she has a brand new healthy kidney!! My mom received an email from a friend of hers that said that she lost one of her closest friends a few weeks ago while she was waiting on a transplant that never came through. Molly and i were so lucky that we were not only a match, but a perfect match and on top of that, the transplant and our recoveries (so far) have been perfectly smooth. I think when you are in the situation that we were in you try not to think of the gravity of the situation. That death is a very real possibility. Now that we are one week out of transplant and my kidney is doing so well in Molly's body i can really appreciate all of the odds we overcame and how blessed we are that everything went so smooth.

We had the best 2 surgeons that UMC had to offer. Molly had the Chief of Surgery performing her surgery and i had the Assistant Chief of Surgery doing mine. We were so lucky to have Dr. Gruessner and Dr. Jie operating on us. I can't thank them enough. Everyone at UMC was so kind to us and treated us not like patients but like family. I could not have asked for a better experience than the one that we had. I did not realize what an outstanding transplant program that the University of Arizona had. Today we were invited to a press conference for the transplant program that highlighted some of their patients stories. We got a chance to meet several other patients that had undergone so many types of transplants. Everything from heart, liver, pancreas, kidney, intestines, and even 2 men that underwent hand transplants! Their program is truly amazing and they are able to attract the most competent surgeons to their university. Here is a link to the press release and we are hoping to get some of the video soon.
http://www.umcarizona.org/body.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id=260&action=detail&ref=547

After the press conference we went to lunch and then my dad drove Collette and i to the airport. After a short flight home one of my coworkers met us at the airport with a wheelchair to wheel me over to the parking lot at the tracon!! Thank you Stav!!! I thought that was so sweet! I was able to see some of my homies from work for a few minutes and visit. It was really good to see the guys from work, even though i can't say i miss being at work too much, i certainly miss all the people i work with.

After leaving work we stopped at Collette's parent's house to pick up that sonny boy Ethan and head home. He kept saying how much he loved us and missed us and kept making sure of where and how to hug me so he would not hurt me! It is so good to be home. I am so ready to relax and keep recovering in the peace of our home.
Thanks for all the continued thoughts and prayers. Molly and i were able to do something really special and something that is going to have a very positive impact on both our lives. I will forever be grateful to have such an amazing strong sister. I am so happy that i could be the one to help her get better. It is the best thing i have ever been able to do and i am SO HAPPY that everything went well!!! I love you McB!!!