Friday 5 February 2010

Happy Kidneyversary



To Mick and his third kidney....





When he was just 21 years old,
Mick got a phone call that would change his life forever.


A kidney was available for transplant and it was a match for him.


And here we are 29 years later.


A rather nephrofulous occasion you must agree.


And what's really amazing is that the expected life of a transplanted organ in 1981 was between 5 and 12 years.


He has really beaten the odds on this one. I don't have a current figure yet but when we had his Silver Kidneyversary party in 2004 there were only 414 people in the entire
world who had a transplant surviving that long.

If they make it though to 30 years there will be one helluva party
!

To all of my readers who are organ donors...
thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Without people like you our lives would be very different today.



Ode to a Man with Three Kidneys


I once knew a man who lived down our street

who had three kidney’s

- A remarkable feat

When asked why this was he would say

“I don’t know;

Perhaps I woke up one morning and it started to grow”.

“I did used to think it was a bit odd

I’ve even considered and act of God;

But whatever it was that caused it to grow

it’s never given me no trouble you know”.

I asked if he felt some sort of a freak

and he said “no not really I feel quite elite;

It give one a sense of being well off

Like owning a rolls you know , being a real toff”;

But all his elation was soon brought to ground

By a stranger he met in a pub in the town

they were chatting away and sinking the mild

When our man remarked in a casual style

“Ya know between you and me,

We’ve got five kidneys old son”.

To which the stranger (aghast) replied

“Bloody hell ain’t you got none”?



15 comments:

  1. Happy Kidneyversary to Mick..x

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  2. What wonderful news! Happy Anniversary Mick!
    I am an organ donor and think everyone should be.
    Someone just might need my parts someday. When I'm gone to heaven I sure won't need them anymore! :D

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  3. Fantastic news! Happy Kidneyversary, Mick! Here's to many more!

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  4. Amazing story - here's to the next 29 years!

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  5. Hapy kidneyversary from me too ! mick is doing amazingly, that kidney must be very happy in there and isnt giving up !
    all my parts are up for grabs one day, just hope I dont wear them out too much first LOL
    Heres hoping you are telling us about the helluva party you all had next year :0)
    julie xxx

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  6. When my Mum passed away we decided that her organs, all her organs, should be donated. Afterwards we knew that all the implants have been successfull and I even met the Lady with Mum's cornea. I'll shall do the same and Mick's story reinforces my decision. Happy Kidneyversary Mick and start planning a huge party for next year. Rosanna

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  7. That is wonderful news. Happy Kidneyversary.

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  8. WOW! Happy Kidneyversary!!! must be down to the way you look after him so well :o)

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  9. LOL! Love your "ode". Congratulations, Mick!

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  10. Happy Kidneyversary to you from me too Mick. Lovely poem Jayne xxx

    Debie xxx

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  11. Glad to hear about these little miracles!! Sometimes I think medical science gives the human body to little credit! Its an amazing thing! Tell Mick congrats! hugs, ara

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  12. Wonderful Kidneyversary! My cousin has three kidneys but the third is small and pretty non-functioning so not worth offering for transplant but what a wonderful gift for those who do donate organs.

    Jody

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  13. I'm so late getting here but this is fantastic and can see why you celebrate.
    Happy belated Kidneyversary!
    Nikki xxx

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  14. Thank you everyone....it is indeed a big thing in our lives as you can imagine.

    Oh and I can't take credit for the ode...Mick wrote that many moons ago.

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  15. hello there.

    i was just wondering how old Mick's kidney was. Took some finding out but here it is!.

    Best wishes to you both from me and mum

    Nicky

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