Dr Leevur called us, telling us he had important news to tell us and we need to go down to the hospital later. He especially mentioned that I should be there. I was puzzled at first, and then I remembered signing up as a kidney donor.
Once we reached his office, he told us he had found us a suitable donor. We were all elated and thankful. He went on to mention that the donor is ME! At first, Dad and Mom were a little hesitant to let me donate my organ but Dr Leevur assured that there is an 80% of success rate and he is an extremely experienced doctor with over 30 kidney tranplant operations under his belt.

I didn’t have anything in mind except saving Grandma. It really hurts to see her lying on the bed, feeling so weak and frail.

What hurt the most was I couldn’t bear to see so many tubes poking into her skin and watching her weaken day by day.

Dr Leevur briefed me of the procedures I have to undertake. I have to go for a screening for transmissible infectious agents like HIV, Hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D and E and human T-cell Lymphotropic virus type 1, herpesvirus (cytomegalovirus [CMV], herpes simplex virus [HSV] and Epstein-Barr virus [EBV]).

Oh my God, SO MANY!!? But for grandma, I wíll do it.

Wish me luck!