WE HAVE A POTENTIAL DONOR!

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Nancy received a call at 2 AM this morning from her doctor saying there was a potential donor.  We are now at UPMC and once we know for certain that the transplant is a go I will post the news one way or the other.  Nancy is calm and ready for whatever the decision is.  We are cautiously optimistic, but having been here before, we are trying not to get too excited, but....we'll hopefully know something sometime later this morning!  

Nancy's Mom, Ann and I, have long wanted to thank all of you for your prayers and positive thoughts and support for our Nancy.  We are so grateful she has had all of you out there to care for and love and this blog has been a lifeline for her for as long as she has been posting here.  

Now we wait just a little while longer before we can hopefully confirm that her new lungs have been found and that they are a match.  I'll be in touch as soon as I have news!

Sincerely,
Nancy's Dad, Vance 

Comments

Anonymous said…
You all will be in our prayers today. We love Nancy and wish the best for her. Her strong faith will guide her through. We will be watching for an update.
Judy (Cammi's mom)
December 10, 2008 at 8:31 AM
Anonymous said…
This would truly be i Christmas miracle.

Though I have never met Nancy I have been reading her blog ever since her story appeared in the Times Herald.

She is such an inspiration to me with her faith and attitude.

May this be the time.
December 10, 2008 at 8:36 AM
BreathinSteven said…
You go, grrrlllll!!!

I hope, with all my heart, that this is the call!!! I hope that, very soon, you'll understand what so many of us who have been through what you're going through now understand...

It's been almost nine years for me, Nancy... I've been breathing with beautiful, new lungs for almost nine years... And it blows my freakin' mind every freakin' day... It's been almost nine years and it's still on my mind constantly...

I hope they'll be bustin' you out of "the joint" in a week or so, and you'll be walking around in awe... I ain't gonna kid you -- recovery takes some time -- but it's an amazing journey. I hope for you, and for your precious family, that your journey is as amazing as mine has been!!!

Godspeed, Nancy... You're in my thoughts and prayers...

Love,

Steve

Steve Ferkau
Chicago, IL
December 10, 2008 at 8:37 AM
Blomquist Blog said…
Wow! I hope this Christmas Miracle is the real deal! We will be thinking and praying for you during this time! We love you all!

Love,

Debbie
December 10, 2008 at 9:02 AM
Anonymous said…
Prayers and blessings from St. Bonaventure University.
December 10, 2008 at 9:31 AM
Anonymous said…
oh i'm so excited for Nancy! you all will be in my thoughts and prayers...what a miracle xo

Love,
Lara
December 10, 2008 at 9:52 AM
Amy Deahr said…
Vance, Thank you so much for the update. We will be praying today for the lungs to be a match. This would be the best Christmas present ever!! Please send Nancy all of our love. Tell her we will be thinking of her, and all of you, all day today.

Love,

Amy
December 10, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Anonymous said…
Praying and believing. Love to you. Kathy "Mac" ALCS
December 10, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Anonymous said…
i've known both nancy and scott for over 10 years and i have been checking up on her through this blog after the article in the paper but i haven't checked in a while and was so overwhelmed when i read that she had the surgery and got her lungs!!
i am so happy for you nancy! you deserve the best!! what a Christmas miracle!!
December 12, 2008 at 3:19 PM
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