James Part 6- The Organ

Alice was a thirty year old woman with three children

She became ill during her third pregnancy with kidney disease

The doctors believed her high blood pressure had damaged her kidneys

He husband was killed in a car accident soon after the birth of their third child

He mother stepped in and helped Alice rise the kids

Things got progressively worse and Alice became seriously ill frequently

Eventually her kidney function fell dangerously low, she had to start dialysis to survive

Spending four hours on a machine three days a week

Somehow she still managed to work full time and look after her kids

But the dialysis regime was tiring so she signed up for a kidney transplant

None of her family matched so she would have to rely on an anonymous donor

It was her only hope for a normal life

She was told it might take five years and it could be a long struggle

She did not know if she could wait for years under dialysis

She was desperate to find a donor and contacted the local TV news company

By coincidence they were preparing a story about organ donation and she agreed to be interviewed

A week after the TV program featuring Alice was aired, she got the call, a match from a living donor

She would never meet the person giving up a kidney for her, they had requested anonymity

Alice was nervous about the surgery but it was her only chance of survival

She prayed hard as she was wheeled down towards the operating room

Please let me survive this so I can get back to raising my kids

Please give me my strength back so I can earn the rent money

Please give blessings to the person donating a kidney for me

James checked out two days after his surgery

He was little sore but would soon recover to live a normal life with one kidney

Alice had a to stay a few days longer to be sure there were no rejection issues

Alice was excited to have a new life and the doctors said everything was looking good

Alice was signing papers to check out of the hospital

Her medical insurance had a huge deductible so she was fearing the worst

Then she learned that somebody had anonymously paid all her medical bills

When she got home there was a new car in the driveway

The key was on the dash and the title was in her name

In the glove box she found a parcel containing $100,000 in cash