Hello to everyone who knows the one and only Jack Dolan. As you may already know he had a kidney transplant, last week Wed. Yes he has Diabetes and has been on Dialysis and the kidney list for the past 2 1/2 years. It was quite a surprise getting a call from his kidney coordinator saying, "we may have a kidney for you so stand by". From the first phone call to when he was escorted into the OR room it was 32 hours. The donor donated his/her kidneys, liver, heart and lungs. We thank this person with all our hearts to give Jack and other recipients another chance of a new life.
The surgery was successful. He had some complications a couple of days but is doing physically well. His new kidney is still not quite awake as the doctors hoped it would by this date, so the docs did a biopsy on Sun. to determine if it was sleeping or rejecting. Not until Monday afternoon did we find out it is just sleeping. (HURRAY, NOT REJECTING) Waiting is torture.
Last night he was moved to IMU care unit to give a stronger medicine to jump start his kidney to get this show on the road. He will be there for 2 to 3 days. The medical team will be watching his reaction to the medicine. He called me this morning in good spirits asking when I will be by. He is doing well with the medicine after being on it for 10 of 12 hours with a IV drip for 2 to 3 days. He is in a room with 2 other people and is talking up a storm about his family and racing life experiences. Hard to get a word in when he gets started, but he loves every minute of it. He just loves to talk to people as you all know.
Glen left a message on my machine yesterday to call him which I will.
I can go on about his kidney experience but maybe he will do that himself. I didn't know that he shared this info with you, but am glad he did. He is rather a quiet person about his health. So on these words I will sign off now or for now and let you know how he is doing. Our son told me this morning about Jack's own topic of interest on landracing so here it is.
I will print this for him to read and I'm sure he may shed a few tears of appreciation. Thank you all for your get well concerns and as soon as Jack gets home you will get an ear full I'm sure.
His better half, Sami
