Happy New Year!
Hi everyone!
I hope you had a fun and safe New Year’s with family and friends. I know many folks are putting together their list of resolutions. While I’m not one for resolutions, I do have a few goals, hopes and dreams for 2010. My most important wish, the one closest to my heart, is that my husband will have a kidney transplant and be well in 2010.
As many of you know, my husband needs a second kidney transplant. The kidney he received from his brother in 2004 failed, and he’s been back on dialysis since July 2008.
I feel blessed to have the wonderful support of friends and family, and I’m thankful for the many angels who are seeing us through this challenging time in our lives, especially the wonderful staff at my husband’s dialysis center. Joe endures dialysis three days per week in 4.5-hour segments. Dialysis rules his life, and one some days, he’s very ill. We’re blessed that my mother lives with us and is a huge help to our family, especially our children.
Joe is currently on lists at three transplant centers, and we pray daily that a matching kidney will become available. I’m also signed up to give a kidney in exchange for one for him since I’m not a match for him.
This coming week we’re traveling to Hampton Roads, Virginia, where my hubby has an appointment at Sentara Norfolk General to complete the requirement in order to be put on the list. While we’re in town, I plan to do a book signing in Virginia Beach, and I’m looking forward to seeing many special friends. If you’re in the area, please come by to see me. Here are the details:
Saturday, January 9, 2010, 2-5 p.m.
Books-A-Million
Landstown
Commons
3312
Princess Anne Road
Virginia
Beach, VA 23456
I pray that
your hopes and dreams come true this year. May you have many, many blessings in 2010!
Sincerely,
Amy
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Amy, am praying that your biggest wish -- for your husband to receive a transplant and regain his health -- will come true this year!
Love you!
Barbara
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Thank you!! I hope 2010 brings you many blessings!
Love you too!
Amy
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Amy, I'm praying every day for Joe to get that donor match and successful kidney transplant and be totally healed! Like Barbara, I pray this wish comes true in 2010!
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Cathy,
Thank you so much! I wish you many blessings in 2010 also!
Love,
Amy
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Amy,
I didn't know about your husband. Oh, my gosh, I will definitely be praying for him as well. I hope he gets the transplant in 2010.
Debbie
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Thank you so much, Debbie! I hope have many blessings in 2010.
Sincerely,
Amy
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So sorry to hear about your husband Amy. I am a retired dialysis nurse and I know how difficult living on dialysis can be. We can only pray that he gets a transplant soon. I know that the waiting list is long. People should be made more aware of the need for organ donations,
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Thank you, Colleen! The dialysis nurses are so wonderful to him. I'm sure you blessed many lives. I hope you have a wonderful 2010!
Love,
Amy
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Amy, You and Joe are in my prayers.I know you both are in God's arms; he will see you through this.Have a Great New Year; This will be your year!!!
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Thank you, Kathy!! May you have many blessings this year!
Love,
Amy
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Hi Amy, I really believe in the power of Prayer, I will also be praying for your family, and with all the people praying I am sure everything will work out
God Bless and Happy Healthy New Year
Lois
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Thank you, Lois!! I hope you have my blessings this year!
Love,
Amy
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Amy,
The hospital you so peak of is where my son was born while I lived in Va briefly. We are now back in PA where I was born in raised in PA Dutch country. I wish I could be at your books signing. If I didn't already have plans I would have considered coming down that way to spend time.
May God bless you and your family overly and abundantly this year.
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Dear Amy,
I am sorry your husband has to go through this; we will definitely be praying for him. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, your husband and the family.
Love, Denise in NC
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