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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA Win for Cassandra!
I was just informed that Pittsburgh Hospital has found a liver for my grand daughter Cassandra. The transplant will begin at 2 am, a surgery that will last 12-18 hours. According to the surgeons, the donor is a perfect match. My son and daughter-in-law are racing to Pittsburgh as I write this.
Thanks in advance for the prayers, good wishes and those of you who donated to Cassandra's GoFundMe appeal. The DU family is part of this.
Firestorm49
(4,044 posts)William769
(55,151 posts)Glorfindel
(9,750 posts)May she live a long and happy life!
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,945 posts)Hang in there Grandma.
blm
(113,142 posts)🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽
Celerity
(43,806 posts)LoisB
(7,256 posts)MLAA
(17,376 posts)StarryNite
(9,479 posts)blue neen
(12,336 posts)We welcome your family to Pittsburgh!!!! Prayers for Cassandra!
housecat
(3,121 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,528 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,137 posts)Hope22
(1,912 posts)I am so happy for all of you! Sending love your way!💗💗💗🙏🏼💐
Ms. Toad
(34,137 posts)Sometimes these things fall apart because there is something wrong with the liver that makes it incompatible. Crossing my fingers that everything is a go!
peggysue2
(10,854 posts)But you're right. Without a full examination by Cassandra's surgical team, the organ is still in limbo status. It happened to my brother-in-law's first lung donation; the surgeon discovered the beginnings of pneumonia and rejected the first organ on the spot. My brother-in-law waited another month.
We shall see.
Thanks for the note and reminding me of the question.
Ms. Toad
(34,137 posts)peggysue2
(10,854 posts)You and me both.
rurallib
(62,492 posts)May she have a long and very healthy life
NewLarry
(38 posts)coming at you, her, doctors, nurses, and everyone else involved.
Picaro
(1,540 posts)Livers are very hard to find. I hope the surgery goes flawlessly.
Fla Dem
(23,905 posts)May all go well with the surgery and may Cassandra have a wonderful life.
canetoad
(17,218 posts)Hoping the surgery and Cassandra both go well.
Sienna86
(2,150 posts)Best wishes for your family!
Johnny Noshoes
(1,979 posts)Lonestarblue
(10,188 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,885 posts)people
(635 posts)Very glad for your entire family, especially Cassandra.
highplainsdem
(49,139 posts)tomorrow.
mountain grammy
(26,677 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(146,031 posts)Your granddaughter will be in my prayers
calimary
(81,612 posts)I hope she heals quickly and smoothly!
70sEraVet
(3,553 posts)dai13sy
(347 posts)A true blessing. I'm in Oregon but I can be there at 11:00 pm my time. Peace and joy to you all.
Maraya1969
(22,527 posts)a long and wonderful life.
Omaha Steve
(99,898 posts)peggysue2
(10,854 posts)I haven't checked the site in a while but it will give everyone an opportunity to see Cassandra's picture.
Take care.
murielm99
(30,790 posts)I pray that everything goes well and she has a successful surgery.
okaawhatever
(9,479 posts)Klondike Kat
(810 posts)Best wishes to your granddaughter for a speedy recovery.
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,130 posts)gademocrat7
(10,690 posts)for your granddaughter, Cassandra.
ancianita
(36,242 posts)Scottie Mom
(5,812 posts)Please keep us posted. Sending healing vibrations to Cassandra and all of the family.
BTW: How old is she?
peggysue2
(10,854 posts)She's a wee one but she's a live wire. LOL.
Just hoping all goes well. Thanks for the note and inquiry.
Scottie Mom
(5,812 posts)Oh, I am so glad that things came about for her. Thank you for the info...I will continue sending healing thoughts and strength to both her and her parents.
A hug for you, PeggySue...
tavernier
(12,431 posts)Add my prayers to the many others,
peggysue2
(10,854 posts)My family is collecting every prayer and blessing, all for our pint-sized warrior. She deserves it!
3catwoman3
(24,147 posts)What wonderful news!
MuseRider
(34,142 posts)I am sending to her. Fantastic to find that close match. Good thoughts and everything else I can think of to send her way.
Snackshack
(2,541 posts)pazzyanne
(6,560 posts)peggysue2
(10,854 posts)I worry more for my son and daughter-in-law. This has taken a real toll on them. I don't know how my daughter-in-law keeps standing. But she does. And my son keeps on keeping on although right now he's a nervous wreck.
Gotta hope for the best. What else can we do?
Thanks for reaching out.
niyad
(114,007 posts)Your DU family is here for all of you..
AmBlue
(3,134 posts)Wishing strength and the speediest of recoveries for Cassandra! Please keep us posted.
Cha
(298,139 posts)for you and you family, PeggySue!
So glad it happened so quickly after it was Approved! 💕🤷♀️💕
Thank you. It did happen quickly. The insurance company dragged their feet for nearly two weeks, only to then say no for the second time regarding Cassandra's continued care. The day before we left for vacation, the insurance company reversed the decision and she was officially put on the donor's list. That was August 11th, a little over 2 weeks ago. So, even with the back and forth arguing we didn't lose too much time.
Fingers and toes crossed! Thanks for the note.
Cha
(298,139 posts)OT but I was just thinking earlier today
That I'm so glad you got out of Tennessee.
peggysue2
(10,854 posts)But I was also concerned about my husband's worsening health conditions. Our kids are here, the baby's here and a number of old friends still live in the area. Talked to a friend just the other day, someone I went to Kindergarten with. We spent half the conversation talking about school friends and the other half talking about what a horror Donald Trump is. She lives in Jersey, not far from where I grew up. She's surrounded by MAGA's in her neighborhood and never, ever talks politics. Think she was delighted to have a sympathetic sounding board.
Once you reach a certain age, there's a certain comfort in having the familiar around you--old haunts, old friends and family members.
As for Tennessee? Once we moved, I never looked back. I was more than ready to say goodbye.
Cha
(298,139 posts)what he needs to stay well in PA. It seems like such an excellent move all around.
And to be able to talk to an old friend from kindergarten well that's phenomenal! I don't have anybody in life outside the internet to talk to as much as I'd like about what's going in our country anymore. That sailed when my sister passed Dec 26, 2019. We were on the same page and have in depth conversations over the phone.. she having been in California.
Notice I hang out on DU a lot.
peggysue2
(10,854 posts)As for sisters? I know where you're coming from. I miss my sister, too. Still can't believe she's gone. She was my baby sister, btw; it was just the two of us. She died in January 2020 just before Covid took over the country.
Life has a strange habit of throwing us curveballs.
Take care.
Cha
(298,139 posts)Mary's Memorial in Los Angelis was in Jan 2020 & when I got back to Kauai..COVID was, of course, gearing up to hit.
In retrospect we were wondering if Mary had gotten an early case.. she had been in a Rehab for a long time and then suddenly she passed away from pneumonia. I was talking constantly with her until the last day.
You can imagine the shock.
You take care, too.
peggysue2
(10,854 posts)It will give everyone a chance to see the face you're now directing your prayers and good wishes to, the face that hopefully will shine for many days and years to come. This has been an absolute roller coaster ride for my son and daughter-in-law but they've held strong.
Can't tell you how much I appreciate the outreach and support. Means so much to me and my family. In fact at the end of things, it means everything.
As I said on the first round: you guys rock!
I'll keep you posted on the outcome. Thanks again!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-cassandra-get-her-liver-transplant
crickets
(25,995 posts)Skittles
(153,321 posts)please keep us updated, we care
sellitman
(11,611 posts)So happy for her and your family.
malaise
(269,365 posts)Rec