Buford is out of surgery

Buford's surgeon came out and said the surgery was a success. The kidney is functioning and Buford is doing great! Praise GOD!!!! We are celebrating and so thankful they are finished. They are both in recovery and we are hoping to see them soon. Thank you again so much for your support and prayers!

He's out of surgery

The surgeon just came out and said that Scott did great. He will be in recovery for about an hour and a half. They were able to remove the kidney laparoscopically which is what they were hoping for. He said he would feel like a large truck had hit him when he wakes up. They have about an hour left on Buford's surgery but it is going well so far.

Kidney is out!!

The nurse just gave us an update that the kidney is out and looks good. They are taking it to Buford now. Scott is doing well and it will take about 30 or 40 minutes to close him up. Pray that Buford's body accepts it! The next 24 hours will be critical for rejection. Thanks friends!!

He's in surgery

We checked in this morning at 5:30 and we got to be with Scott until about 6:30. They wheeled Buford by and we got to pray together. They let me go back one more time before they took him in to surgery. They took him about 7:20 and the surgeon said he hoped to be finished by 11:00. Scott felt great this morning and wasn't nervous. I hope to post an update soon after 11:00. Thanks again so much for your prayers!!!

The Story

Almost 11 years ago, Scott and I got married and moved to Watkinsville. He began teaching and coaching at Oconee County High school and one of the first people he met was Teri Sanders. Soon after we moved, in true Scott fashion, he told me that Teri was sick and that "we" should take her dinner, but he couldn't go with me to take it. :) So . . . I showed up on a stranger's doorstep with a meal and from there a dear friendship was born. We knew very few people here and we began to spend a lot of time with Teri, Buford, and Katie, who was then 6 years old. Soon, they became more like family than friends to us. Over the past 11 years, our families have experienced many life events together, we have laughed and cried and prayed about so many different things. When Teri called to tell me that Buford was going to need a kidney transplant I knew right away that Scott would at the very least get tested to be the donor. Knowing that he is a universal blood donor, he went through the screening process and found out that he was a perfect match to be Buford's kidney donor. We knew that God had brought this friendship together for many reasons and this was another one! We do not believe in coincidences and truly believe that God has directed us to this very point. One of my favorite Scott quotes from this experience is "If Jesus can give his whole life for me, who am I not to give a kidney when I have two of them in perfect working condition." I think that statement pretty much sums it up! We appreciate your prayers as we approach the surgery this Friday, May 27th at 7:30 a.m.

Field Day

Yesterday was Field Day and Drew's last day of Kindergarten. They were outside all day and he enjoyed every minute of it! He is excited about summer, but I know he is going to miss going to school.

Soccer 2011

Drew and Reed played on the same soccer team this year. We were surprised by the fact that Reed didn't enjoy it as much as we thought he would and Drew enjoyed it a lot more than we thought he would. We are still at the stage of trying lots of different things so the boys can figure out what they enjoy the most.