Zachary  had his first Kidney Transplant when he was just 11 months old, Which his Daddy gave him that second chance at life…. Than our lives changed again….Zachary went into Antibody , Acute and Chronic rejection September 30, 2009, He developed very high class 2 Antibodies . Zachary’s kidney is to damaged to repair, and with his high Antibodies it is going to be very difficult to find him a new Kidney. If you would like to be Zachary’s HERO and get tested to see if you are a match…PLEASE CALL… (612) 625-2186 This is the donor line. Zachary is A+ If you are A+ A- O+ O- and are in good health, under age 60 with good Blood pressures and no Diabetes you could be Zachary’s HERO!!!! Let them Know it is for Zachary Elsenpeter ….. When you leave a message please be PATIENCE. They will call you back

Zachary had his labs drawn today.. Everything is stable , no change !!! That is AWESOME !!!

Zachary also lost another tooth today.. Well, he pulled it out him self… Brave little boy.

We are still waiting on the results of the final lab draw to see if Christine is a match for Zachary. We still want people to call in until we know for sure.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers,

Stacey

I will update as soon as I know if Zachary has a HERO !! Christine you are a HERO either way !!

Sorry for the lack of updates…

Today my baby girl is 10 yrs old !! Wow where did the time go !!

Kiley

Well, no news yet on the potential Donor. I called the Transplant center again today and the test are still running… Not good That means that Zachary has a lot of Antibodies. It could take until the end of the week ! This waiting is so hard…..

The other news  that we found out today was that because Zachary has class 2 high antibodies that he is not a Candidate for a cadaver Kidney and his best chance is only a living Donor. That is not good either

If Christine (donor) doesn’t match than we need everybody to help us get the word out about Zachary.

Yesterday we all had a blast at the Mall of America Water park !! Thank you hopekids !!

I will update pictures later.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers,

Stacey

Zachary had his diaylsis tube removed today… The Drs. were a little worried about him getting a blood infection because he has been running low grade fevers on and off for the last week.

Before tube removal on meds

During

It's out !

Tube is out !!! When Zachary woke up he was asking for his Wii !

Now I am happy !! I got my Wii !!

On the way home Zachary got pretty sick in the car… Yes , it was ALL over his clothes and in the car seat. I felt so bad for him

By the time we got home he was feeling better and you guest it,  he wanted to play his Wii.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayer,

Stacey

To borrow the words of the great Martin Luther King, Jr., ‘I have a dream’ for all of you and your child. My dream, my hope is that I may have the blessing and the honor of joining you in watching you son or daughter grow up and live a long and healthy life. Please know that I will do all within my power to make that dream a reality.

And my dream, my hope for you is that, regardless of your situation or circumstance, you come to know the truth about God and his amazing love and grace.

Yesterday, the country celebrated the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Here are some wonderful quotes from Dr. King, a great Christian man of deep faith and hope:

“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.”

“Their can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.”

“I decided early to give my life to something eternal and absolute. Not to these little gods that are here today and gone tomorrow, but to God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”

Zachary had his labs drawn yesterday… The results are stable and no change… His blood pressures are as high as 147/106 !! Way to high !!

Yesterday Zachary and his potential donor “Christine ” had there labs drawn.. It is now in the hands of God and we pray that he guides us through our journey. We should know the results by Monday. Either way Christine you are a HERO !!

Last night Zachary had another rough night. He sleeps in my bed 95% of the time and last night he was not able to sleep unless he was holding my hand. Every time I let go he woke up. It was a long night. This morning he is feeling much better and is playing his Wii. He loves his video games.

Tomorrow Zachary is having his Dialysis catheter taken out. They will have to put him to sleep to pull it out. The Drs. decided to take it out because we are only using it for lab draws . Zachary has had it in for 4 months and they worry about him getting a blood infection. I can’t wait for it to come out ! Zachary has not had a bath in 4 months ! That is way to long for a little boy. I will update after tomorrow.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers,

Stacey

UPDATE…

Blood pressure 140/97 !!! Not good… Why are they all over the board !!! Why can’t they stay DOWN !!!

TOMORROW is a very BIG DAY !! PLEASE PRAY….. That Christine and Zachary are a PERFECT match….. They are both having there labs drawn tomorrow and than it is Fed-X to Chicago for the finally antibody testing. Hopefully by Friday we will have the results.

Zachary is having a good day   His energy is up and down…. It seems like every other day is a good day and than a bad. His blood pressures have come down 120/80 and his labs are stable.

I am so excited for Monday.. and I have many fears…. It’s in Gods hands and we just pray that he will guide us through the path that he has chosen for our family.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers,

Stacey

My little man