The Distractions and the DECISION

We spent last week at Disney World in Florida.  The kidney donation board met the Monday we were there and I was told to expect to be contacted early that week after the board voted,(while we were at Disney).

If you have been to Disney World you understand that it is a good distraction from most of what you might have going on in your life. Between fast passes and dinning we had no time to rest or think on things that consume time that should be better spent.

• We checked in Saturday spent the day at Animal Kingdom and began our affair with too much to eat, many photos being taken, and very sore feet.  
• Sunday we walked around Disney Springs; shopped, got family portraits taken, ate lunch and then headed back to the hotel to get ready for the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom. More photos.
• Monday we had breakfast at Be Our Guest in the Magic Kingdom. THIS IS A MUST DO!!!!!!!!! We followed that by heading to EPCOT and eating our way around the world after riding the re-imagined Soaring. I found myself praying and thinking about the people who were so strongly dissecting my health and reasoning of why I want to donate a kidney. EPCOT did an amazing job of distracting me. I did buy myself a new crown, umbrella, incense, and my favorite perfume that I can only find there. The food was so good. We at at the Biergarten, another must do. We waddled home to our hotel with feet with pressure blisters and tummies too full. More photos.
• Tuesday I woke up knowing that I could be getting a call. We "slept" in and skipped our first fast pass of the day and headed to our Behind the Seeds tour at EPCOT(10:30 am so not too much sleeping). While waiting for the tour to begin, MY PHONE RANG WITH A KNOXVILLE NUMBER.  I answered and heard the words so many people have been praying I would hear, "you have been approved". I immediately started crying and then the tour guide showed up to start the tour. The nurse on the other end gave me a moment to compose myself and I quietly listened and replied as needed. We celebrated by again eating our way around the world at EPCOT. Then once again waddled back home to our hotel at the end of the evening. More photos. 
• I wanted to get a celebration button, I wanted to tell everyone what God was doing and allowing me to be a part of.
• Wednesday we headed back to the Magic Kingdom and did most of our favorites, it is hard to do it ALL. We finished our day with dinner at Chef Mickey's watching the fireworks over Cinderella's castle. It was easier to relax knowing that the decision had been made and I now know what direction this new journey is taking next. More photos.
• Thursday we spent the day at Hollywood Studios. We rode all the rides, We got more photos taken. And again we ate too much food,  This was also the day we had to take one of our party to the airport so he could start his journey home. It is always hard to be a family a part. It is especially hard now that our children are 20 and 22. I am always thinking this could be the last BIG trip together. I am also facing reality that this could be my last trip. I am having major surgery and giving a part of me away.  I know my life is at risk everyday, but this time I am putting an undue/unnatural risk on my life.

Friday we booked our next vacation and then checked out.  We drove all day into and through the night and got home near 2 AM Saturday. Saturday was busy with getting back to normal and Sunday back to work.

And here we are. Today. I have the pre-op and surgery scheduled but I am missing so many facts and I am waiting for the paperwork to catch up to me.  I will write a post when I have more information. I may post some vacation photos as a way to distract me yet again and help pass the time until I hear more.

Thank you everyone who is praying. My head is spinning because this is all moving so fast now but there is still some waiting. I hope to write in more detail as we move forward this is all hard to put in words sometimes and then I let too much time pass. But now the real journey begins.