TB and TBD

The nurse at the Living Donor office (the people who coordinate Keith's evaluation and surgery) called today and let us know that Keith came back positive for TB. That only means he's been exposed and it doesn't mean he can't donate. They just need to do more testing before we know more.

Prayer requests:

• Please pray for Keith's TB result to be a false positive and that he is able to donate (otherwise we have to start from square one looking for a donor).
• Evelyn is deteriorating quickly. Her blood pressure is still out of control (9 months of two blood pressure meds has done nothing to move her numbers).We will get the official approval for surgery Sept 12. Pray that they will schedule surgery as early as possible (October). If her labs do not improve in the next couple weeks we may have to consider dialysis, which is not the best option because it introduces complications before transplant.
• Protection from illness, particularly for the first 3 months after transplant, when Ev is most vulnerable to rejecting the kidney.
• Marilouise and Ada feeling secure and loved in all of the chaos.
• Smooth business operations while Keith is recovering (if he can dontate).
• Patience and sanity. It is difficult to watch your 2 year old struggling and be powerless to do anything more.

Thanks to all of you who continue to remember us in your prayers. We are SO grateful.