05-15-2023, 02:03 PM
Hello dear family!
Lyn is now doing his dialysis at home. For those of you unfamiliar with the procedure, suffice it to say that it takes weeks of classes at a dialysis facility to practice and to learn how to "do it". The machine is complex and complicated and everything has to be done exactly correctly and in the right order and error codes do not get ignored. You have your electrical system and plumbing system inspected and confirmed that dialysis can be done safely and properly at home. Then you spend 3-5 hours in a recliner in your living room having your blood removed and replaced by the machine - however many liters per hour. And you do this 4-5 days a week. I have been to his house to visit or to bring him some homemade supper and seeing it all with my very own eyes is/was not only way overwhelming but so very sad. He is in horrible pain also because both of his shoulders need replacing; not repairing. Replacing. His shoulder joints are rubbing so badly that spurs have formed and have torn most of the ligaments to shreds. It is almost impossible for him to comfortably move his arms. His physiatrist (pain mgmt doctor) keeps "bugging" him to get the surgery done, but seriously - he is supposed to have surgery while his kidneys have failed and he is on dialysis at home???? Sorry. Had to vent for a minute.
So, several prayers needed here:
May Father give Lyn all the strength, courage and will he needs to continue down this path
and that
He ensures that Lyn qualifies to be on the national and regional donor lists until.....
the Lord wills that
He either receives a kidney via someone's death or
He receives a kidney through a living donor match.
I cry a lot for Lyn. Well, for a lot of folks - but it seems like a lot of tears for him these days.
Thank you family. And always remember I am here for all of you - anytime, for any thing.......
PS. Some friends run an "Angel Flight" organization that flies out of a nearby regional airport and they have offered to fly Lyn to wherever so Lyn can get to a kidney if it is too far away to drive to (you have a 4-6 hour window).
Lyn is now doing his dialysis at home. For those of you unfamiliar with the procedure, suffice it to say that it takes weeks of classes at a dialysis facility to practice and to learn how to "do it". The machine is complex and complicated and everything has to be done exactly correctly and in the right order and error codes do not get ignored. You have your electrical system and plumbing system inspected and confirmed that dialysis can be done safely and properly at home. Then you spend 3-5 hours in a recliner in your living room having your blood removed and replaced by the machine - however many liters per hour. And you do this 4-5 days a week. I have been to his house to visit or to bring him some homemade supper and seeing it all with my very own eyes is/was not only way overwhelming but so very sad. He is in horrible pain also because both of his shoulders need replacing; not repairing. Replacing. His shoulder joints are rubbing so badly that spurs have formed and have torn most of the ligaments to shreds. It is almost impossible for him to comfortably move his arms. His physiatrist (pain mgmt doctor) keeps "bugging" him to get the surgery done, but seriously - he is supposed to have surgery while his kidneys have failed and he is on dialysis at home???? Sorry. Had to vent for a minute.
So, several prayers needed here:
May Father give Lyn all the strength, courage and will he needs to continue down this path
and that
He ensures that Lyn qualifies to be on the national and regional donor lists until.....
the Lord wills that
He either receives a kidney via someone's death or
He receives a kidney through a living donor match.
I cry a lot for Lyn. Well, for a lot of folks - but it seems like a lot of tears for him these days.
Thank you family. And always remember I am here for all of you - anytime, for any thing.......
PS. Some friends run an "Angel Flight" organization that flies out of a nearby regional airport and they have offered to fly Lyn to wherever so Lyn can get to a kidney if it is too far away to drive to (you have a 4-6 hour window).