A true Christmas gift
We had a very blessed event occur in our family on December 18, 2009. Lori Hardy Leduc (Robert, Charlie) selflessly donated a kidney to our son Travis (Loran, Charlie).
The day Travis was first put into the hospital to begin dialysis; Loran & Kathy traveled from Winslow to Mesa to be with him. Through a series of events, Lori found out why they were in the valley and that none of Travis’s family had his blood type. She did have the blood type needed and offered to be a donor at that time. What a ray of hope this was!
After four months of dialysis for Travis, lots of testing for both Travis and Lori, and a last minute surgery to remove a kidney stone for Lori, it was finally decided that they could go ahead with the surgeries on the 18th of December. Lori was in the hospital for nearly three days and Travis was there for five days. So far both Lori and Travis seem to be doing well and are continuing to heal and get stronger. The kidney function of the donated kidney is presently functioning in the normal range.
It was a true Christmas gift and a blessing beyond measure! We will always be grateful to Lori, her family, and extended family for their sacrifices. We recognize all that they did and went through for the great gift of hope and a better life that was freely given to Travis.
posted by Turleygirl @ 2:47 PM
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