Thursday, December 31, 2009

My Birthday full of surprises

I was sitting home all alone on my 34th birthday so I figured I would go get my hair cut. My appointment was for noon but the hair dresser was running about a half hour behind. So I showed up at 12:30. They told me it was going to be at least another half hour. I figured I had nothing else to do so I waited. At 1:15, I was still waiting and my cell phone rang. It was Andrea. I asked her what she was doing and she said she was just sitting in her car. Of course, I asked where she was and she was in my drive way. Yeah. I gave her directions to the Salon. She got there in about 5 minutes. When she walked in, I gave her a big hug and then my cell phone beep and said I had a new message. I looked at Andrea and asked if she just left me a message. Nope. So I figured I would check my messages. It was Brigham and Women's Hospital waiting me to call ASAP. My face turned white. Andrea helped me get the number down and we paged the doctor back. In a minute, the Doctor called me back and said they thought they had a donor for me but within the 5 minutes of phone tag the donor was not a match. Well, I guess I know where I am on the list. Happy Birthday to me and Happy New Year to all of you!

4 comments:

Diana said...

Your turn is coming!!!! So excited for you! Happy Birthday!

BreathinSteven said...

That is a freaky feeling that will really get your heart racing, Steph!!! That first "false alarm" or "dry run" seems to make it all very real...

Because we've been through so much medically, and we know how, from time to time, things get overlooked or mishandled or left on a desk -- sometimes our tiny minds wander off to that place where you start wondering whether you're really on the list after waiting for a long time... This is confirmation!

I had four false alarms before I got my lungs, on the fifth call. However, on my false alarms I got through the points where I was admitted and sometimes prepped for surgery... Her's hoping that you only get one false alarm!

Love, Steve

Jess said...

Oh man! I'm sorry it was a dry run! But at least you know its coming!

Kim said...

Wow, Steph! I'll bet your heart will jump each time your phone rings now. I'll be thinking of you and hoping the call comes soon. xoxo, Kim