as you can see he will be all dressed up for the kidney event he is going to tomorrow
hint
maybe tune in to a 24 hour news channel around 1100 am est
if its not done live i will post links to it the next day
it could be on the national news wednesday evening
i have been asked by those involved to not write about more specific reasons for the event
afterwards i can write all i want to
thats why we i have been vague about why he is going to washington dc today
now
he has flown before about 6 months ago to a wedding in new orleans
now
he is going to advance his cause and others with kidney failure on this trip
besides the question of why we are being vague
the other most common question is
when will he get transplanted
when he gains a few more lbs around 4 lbs now i think he will be eligible to be transplanted
that should happen in the next year most likely
when he meets that magic weight he will get it unless he is doing well
ie
if he is stable growing good eating well they will wait until there are downward changes
remember kidneys donated from
a cadaver donor only last 10-15 years
a live donor will last longer like 15-20 years
each year you can wait as long as the patient is doing well the longer it will be until the second transplant has to be done
this fall hudson will get his tubes put into his belly to ready him for home peritoneal dialysis which he will do until he gets his transplant
the longer you do peritoneal dialysis the greater chance of damage being done to the body
so
its a fine line deciding when to transplant
so for now
hudson is doing some traveling today
so
tomorrow he can do what he can and his family to advance the cause for better kidney care
i as a proud granddaddy couldnt be prouder of him and his family
go hudson go
the organicgreen doctor
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