March 17, 2015

Received a call from Duke Medical Liver Transplant Department around 10:40 PM Saturday night advising that they had a liver and wanted me there by 1:00Am. I made all the calls to my family in Maryland and drove over to my cousins house for them to drive me to Duke. We made it to Duke Medical around 1:20AM, was checked in and the wait started. I was there until all donor organs can go to needed people from the different transplant lists. The way I understand it is like this, first they call from the transplant list of people needing different organs, when that has been completed they get the organs where they need to be. The next step I think is the most important one, check to see if it’s a match, because if it is not and they put it in you would be in big trouble, so they really don’t want that to happen, reason for the tests and wait time. I receive a call from Duke Liver Transplant Department advising that the liver was not a good match, so I would be release to go home and recalled when another donor organ comes available from illness or injury.(Sunday 9:20PM) I’m happy I was the one they called, I have only been on this list for a little over a month, I have been told that people can be on different transplant list for a lot longer and that’s a blessing to me. I will keep going to the YMCA to keep my body strong for the transplant and praying to keep my sprit close to JESUS. Move on too the next door knock, knock. Now please donate to help if you can with after hospital care and medication that will not be covered by my insurance. Thank You.

February 22, 2015

There was a Casino Fundraiser Bus Trip, January 8, 2015 Harrington Raceway & Casino. (formerly Midway Slots Casino) The fundraiser was sponsored by my family, Debbie Bivins, Richard & LaVerne Lee, Vanessa Brown-Taylor- (Great people to have in your corner in times of need). Still have a ways to go not at the end of the road just yet, all hands on deck. Thank You. Would have put this in the area for Fundraising Activities but it has to been in before the event take place, maybe the next time it can get there.

February 12, 2015

I received a call today from Duke Medical Liver Transplant Department with good new, my insurance company will pay the bill for my liver transplant operation. Now I’m on stand by, 24/7 until I receive a new liver. I believe Jesus is real and we all should. I have to keep doing what I do to stay ready for the day they call me, eating right and exercising so my body can be up for the operation. Move on too the next door knock, knock. Now please donate to help with after hospital care and medication that will not be covered by my insurance. Thank You

February 4, 2015

I received a call today from Duke University Medical Transplant Team with some good news. All the work I was able to complete with the Cardiac Rehab Program at Wake Forest made it happen. The door is open for the next step, now it’s up to the insurance company, to say yes or no, it always come down to money to have it done, which could take up too a week or more to get an answer. If they say yes it’s a go, I’m on the list for a liver. If not we will see what Duke has in mind. Make a donation today to the cause.

January 19, 2015

Completed Cardiac Rehab on the January 13, now it’s back to Duke Medicine in Durham N C for Labs, Cardiac Stress test, Clinic With Doctor, Abdominal MRI at Cancer Center, Chest C T. One Step closer to my opening the next door! Keep you posted.

October 9, 2014

Did the test on the 1st and know more cancer at this time, let us keep on praying ! Cardiac Rehabilitation will start on Friday the 10th and will last for 8 weeks, one hour a day 2 days a week and one hour and 30 minute the third day of the week.(class for 30 minutes) Step by Step.

September 27, 2014

I go back to Duke Medicine the first of October for test to see if the cancer has returned, blood work, chest CT, MRI Abdomen. Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation start on the 8th at Wake Forest Baptist Health here in Winston Salem.

Family start sending out letters to friends and family members to help with donations for medication cost, for lodging and travel after the transplant .