IT'S OFFICIAL! We are on the transplant list. We were at the liver education training for about an hour and a half today. It's very overwhelming, it's more overwhelming than when we went to the Orientation training.
     Poor Eldon, the tech who drew his blood today missed and his arm is going to be one big bruise. Finally they got the blood about 9 tubes only this time.
After that it was up to the transplant clinic for the listing meeting. They had a drawing of how they remove the liver and then transplant the liver. They told us what to expect and gave handouts of the entire training. The nurse coordinator kept saying "Here we go" or she would say "This is it, the real thing". I can hardly believe it all the information they gave us. She did say that we had an option, if we didn't want to go through all of this and not work towards getting a liver then we could say so at any time. I think the benefits out weigh the possible problems.
     It feels like up when you are going down a big water slide, it's all the anticipation as you climb the ladder and then when you get to the top and realize this is it all the nerves come to the surface. It's very nerve-racking. They explained all that could happen, I realize they have to do that but it sure is sobering when you here it. There are things I am not sure that I thought about. So now we do the blood draws, follow up visits at the clinic and we wait for a new liver. The bad part will be watching his health go down. Right now he's doing pretty good so we will enjoy all the good days we have.
    I still think 2012 can be a good year. I am hoping that we will get this all adventure under our belt and look forward to 2013 as being an exceptionally wonderful year.