About 5 pm yesterday Irene received a call from the UCSF Transplant Center.  She was asked to arrive at UCSF as soon as possible for a possible kidney transplant.  We frantically organized ourselves and drove to UCSF, arriving about two hours later.  She was ushered through admissions, took the elevator up to the ninth floor and was greeted by the RN.  “Irene Dias” was prominently displayed on the chalk board name for kidney transplant patients at the nurse’s station.

Irene changed into her nightgown, lounged in the hospital bed and began settling into the room for the 4 am Monday procedure.  I was also settling into the chair/bed for the overnight stay when the on duty doctor walked into the room and graciously but directly informed us that the kidney transplant procedure had “fallen through” and that we need to return home.

You can only imagine the emotional roller coaster that Irene experienced last evening.  Our hope is that she’s near the top of the kidney transplant list and receives another call soon.

Thanks for caring,

Dave