November 21, 2019
May 23, 2019 - We moved into our first apartment, and relocated to Fayetteville, NC.
November 21, 2019
May 17, 2019 - Married Natural Love
November 21, 2019
May 3, 2019 - Graduated from UNCP with my Masters of Social Work.
February 13, 2018
Week 3 of recovery from my Transplant has yielded new outcomes. My labs are improving which is a sign that my transplanted kidney has begun to pick up. I had my first Saturday without dialysis for the first time since I was 21 years old! Thank you all for your support and prayers throughout this journey and I will continue to try and get stronger every day.
-Troy Love
January 31, 2018
Day 5 at home: The first few days were very difficult to adjust to. I was not use to not being able to do day-to-day activities on my own. This recovery process has really shown me that the doctors were on to something when they said that I needed a very strong support system. My girlfriend, Natural Breeden, has made this process go a lot smoother than I expected. If possible, I need the support of you all to make this less of a financial burden on her as well as myself. Thank you all for your continued support and prayers. I will continue to keep you updated on my recovery process.
- Troy Love, BSW
January 31, 2018
On January 20th I was informed that a potential match had been found for me to receive a kidney transplant and on the morning of January 21st I was successfully transplanted. Latest update: I was discharged from the hospital on January 26, 2018. My kidney has not begun to function as needed but is expected to pick up over the next few weeks. Thanks for all my family and friends that checked on me and offered me support and advice. I love you all and continue to pray for me, a new journey has begun #pretransplant until #posttransplant
- Troy Love, BSW
January 31, 2018
Latest updates:
- Graduated from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke with Bachelors of Social Work degree on December 9, 2017.
- Started a male mentoring program (Guardians in Action), on December 22, 2017. Program began with 10 guys between the ages of 8-12 and 13-17. By the third meeting, held on January 12, 2018, the program has already gained 3 new members just by word of mouth. This program focuses on life skills, decision-making, understanding and developing their niche, and providing support for each other through peer and mentor collaboration.
- Troy Love, BSW
September 17, 2017
Hello,
Troy is continuing to do well. He currently is in the last semester of his undergraduate career at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Troy will be graduating with his Bachelors of Social Work degree. He is currently completing an internship with Guardian ad Litem; where he was sworn in on September 6, 2017 for successfully completing the required training for Guardian ad Litem court advocates in Robeson County.
September 11, 2017
Hi everyone,
On May 5th, Troy turned 25 years old!!! Hoping to have spent his birthday how he imagined, doing something he loved, we spent his birthday at the hospital. Troy was experiencing symptoms of possible infection with his newly put in catheter; which was put in May 1st due to blood shooting out of a tiny hole (size of a needle) in his old catheter while getting it cleaned at dialysis. We spent a week and a day/couple of days at the hospital. While at the hospital, the newly put in catheter was taken out and he got a new catheter put in. Since then, he has not had any trouble with his current catheter. The results also showed that he did not have an infection. It is still a mystery as to how Troy became diagnosed with stage-5 kidney failure. According to the doctor at the hospital, Troy is very healthy, aside from his kidneys. Please continue to keep him in your prayers <3.
March 17, 2017
Hello everyone,
Offering an update on Troy! He is doing well; aside from having a splint on his left pinky finger for about a month. He was playing basketball earlier this week and knew something was not right with his finger after he finished playing. Though he is coping with the splint that is currently on his pinky, he is doing well.
- Natural Breeden
March 8, 2017
Troy has been doing really well; aside from cramping after dialysis or being tired throughout this days. We recently went to Wilmington, NC on last Saturday after he came home from dialysis. We stayed until Monday and had a great time! Troy mentioned this was his first time staying off for more than one day after being diagnosed.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
- Natural Breeden
October 27, 2016
Hello all!
An update on Troy:
He is doing well. He will be graduating from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) in December 2017 and registered for graduation yesterday, (10/26/16). He still has to register for his Spring 2017 classes and undergo his internship in December 2017; which may offer challenges along the way. We still have not heard from his doctors at Duke Medical Center about a donor for his kidney transplant. Troy continues to be strong-minded and determined to be successful in both his life and education.
- Natural Breeden
