T minus 18

The countdown is well underway! This is day one of the exchange and the team here is currently operating on pair number 5. Hannah and Samuel are scheduled for their surgeries tomorrow morning at 11:00. They will be pair number 8 and 9 out of 16.

The San Antonio Express had a brief article about the kidney exchange. You can copy and paste this link (sorry, the link feature doesn't seem to be working):

http://www.mysanantonio.com/health/giving_giving_giving_gifts_of_life_107143753.html?showFullArticle=y

I was told that ABC News will run a story about the chain on their evening news tomorrow night.

And if you missed Katie Couric's story on the National Kidney Registry last night, you can link to it here:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7042488n&tag=related;photovideo

This morning we spent some time at the Alamo. It is a lovely oasis in the center of the city that has grown up around it. On this Veterans Day, it was a sobering reminder of the connection between freedom and sacrifice.





Samuel is currently having his 510th dialysis treatment. Lord willing, it will be his last.