Phil and I have been loading up our iPods in preparation for next week.
We’re more or less agreed on music selection: Madness, Madredeus, Salif Keita, Bob Marley, and Kraftwerk. Where we differ is on our choice of books and films. He’s going for Scooby Doo and the Beano. I’m leaning more towards West Wing + All the President’s Men.
I think his list is better…
It was always going to be a less-than-perfect birthday celebration yesterday. But getting recalled to the hospital because blood tests revealed a new infection was an unexpected blow. At least we had the morning to open presents at home!
Today we signed the consent forms. We met first thing this morning with a leading member of the transplant surgical team who will perform the operation on Phil. He ran through the plan, possible complications etc. Phil’s also did a final x-ray, and we’ve both just done our final crossmatch blood tests. Our unscheduled trip to the hospital yesterday meant we had a chance to meet with the anaesthetist whilst Phil was hooked up to the IV vancomycin.
Phil will be admitted tomorrow in preparation for the operation he has to have on Friday to remove the dialysis permcath. So tonight and tomorrow morning we will all be packing our respective bags. Anne will go to Bournemouth on Saturday with Chris and spend the night there settling him in with his new family. Phil and I will be together at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). A driver will take me from GOSH to Guy’s in the early hours of Tuesday for me to do my bit…
We are truly set to go…
our kid needs a kidney 