It's been a bit complicated around home lately because my husband found out he is losing his job. He's been working for the same company for twenty years, and they are closing down this branch of the business. He will likely be out of work within the next six to eight months. It’s very upsetting news for us, both because he has given
so much to the company and he loves his job, and because suddenly he will be
out on the job market in the middle of a recession here in Ontario. We talk and talk every night, there are so
many unknown factors, so many different directions to go.
Yesterday my husband’s boss came out from Manitoba to talk
to us in person about different severance options. It was a very stressful meeting with him all
morning. That very afternoon the phone
rang. I don’t know why I knew, but I
knew it was the transplant clinic. I
just knew in my heart it was them calling.
And it was! Of all days! Tracey the transplant co-ordinator told me that
they had found a potential match for my kidney!
Tracey asked me whether I would consider doing my donation
in Toronto, because that is where the transplant is going to happen. She said I should think about it for a few
days. I had so much in my head that day,
I couldn’t really even absorb the news, let alone make a decision.