My friend Tim, is an extraordinary person who advocated for himself to get a kidney transplant - from a pig. With the help from his wife Karen, he prepared himself for the transplant, recovered, and is now living a better quality life. Although it is only a gap until he can receive a human kidney, it has helped give him and others on dialysis hope. 

 

Key Takeaways:

 

[1:15] Tim’s kidney failure rapidly progressed

[4:18] Tim put himself in the program to get a pig’s kidney 

[8:02] He wanted to quit dialysis, his recovery process, and what’s changed

[13:26] The anti-rejection meds have their ups and downs 

[15:55] This transplant is just a bridge to a human kidney transplant 

[17:26] Karen, Tim’s wife’s, experience going through this 

[19:33] Having no social life and people not wanting to talk about death 

[21:17] Watching friends die, but finding hope and more time to live 

Connect with Barb:

 

Website

 

Facebook 

 

Instagram

 

Be a guest on the podcast 

 

YouTube

 

The Molly B Foundation