The Calls!

Friday - After three and a half years of battling with Congestive Heart Failure and a very damaged heart and one year of working to get Rex listed on the heart transplant list we finally received the call - Rex was on the list! Sue, his transplant coordinator told Rex we would be getting a pack of info in the mail and that she didn't see him on the list much longer than a few months due to his rare blood type. We were overjoyed and a little frightened of what was to come. Rex was not feeling well that weekend and was resting while I cleaned the house like a mad woman for fear that I wouldn't be prepared for the time when we got "the call". We talked about all the things we needed to do to prepare the kids, our house, my work, etc. for the big day.

Sunday - Rex was still not feeling well and was resting. The kids and I headed to church for the morning and then back home. I continued to clean like a mad woman (yes, the house was that untidy!) Rex was feeling better so we all climbed in the car to take Haley to the movies with her friends and to take ourselves to church. Rex had an amazing night at men'e bible study and the men all layed hands on Rex and prayed for him. After, we all headed to Chili's for dinner to celebrate Rex being listed. It was a great evening. Shortly after we got home, the kids and I headed off to bed and Rex apparently went out into the garage to fix the a/c on his car. At 1:00am Rex came into the room to wake me, hand me the phone, and tell me they had a heart for him. As most know, Rex is a prankster and I was irritated he thought this was a funny joke. I picked up the phone and could not believe my ears! Ashleigh, one of he transplant coordinators was on the other end. She told me they had a donor heart that matched and we needed to make our way to Tucson. She told me more info about where to check in and that Rex could not eat or drink from this point on and some other things. I was in shock! I changed into clothes and went in search of Rex. I found him in the garage under the hood of his car! We grabbed a few things, woke Mike to tell him we were leaving and began our trip to Tucson. It all happened very fast and we were both riddled a variety of emotions.