By Michelle Rogers
Kidney donor
This month marked a milestone for me and Nancy as we celebrated the year anniversary since I donated one of my kidneys to her. It’s a time to celebrate, indeed, since everything has gone wonderfully and she hasn’t had any major complications.
In March, while visiting Michigan for Nancy’s mom’s birthday, we celebrated with a Spa Day. I got a facial and she had a massage. Then we went out for brunch. It was wonderful to see her healthy and with so much more energy.
Beaumont Health System, the hospital that did the transplant, published a piece yesterday written by its public relations staff marking our milestone and the one-year anniversary of another successful transplant. The writer ended the article with my quote:
“A few weeks of healing time and putting my regular routine on hold in exchange for knowing I helped someone live a longer life. Now that’s priceless.”
Our Story: Kidney Donation and Transplantation 
What an awesome story! Since it’s April (National Donate Life Month) I created a LINK UP for those who would like to share their donate life stories. If you are interested here is the link http://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2015/03/30/share-your-donate-life-story-april-link-up-2015/
I will be following your blog…wishing you the best of health!
I would have never known you didn’t have a kidney having read this. The way you portray yourself is with such grace and poise that I just assumed you were a “normie” and not a “spoonie”. It’s amazing to see your “invisible illness” brought to life and painted in this blog. WHAT A GREAT READ!