It's been a harried week or two. Last week DD was evaluated to donate part of her liver to DS. After two days of testing, they found her liver anatomy is too unusual. Family was to gather christmas eve-eve (Friday) but then several people got a stomach bug they referred to as "the plague". We had to reschedule to tonight-- it's difficult because there's so many of us. Then Monday DS developed internal bleeding, went to the ER and then was admitted. He's still there; although they fixed the problem (swollen veins from portal hypertension from the cirrhosis from the liver disease), he has to stay till tomorrow to receive some IV medication. So we can't do "Christmas eve" with all of us, and we wouldn't all fit in his hospital room. I'm not getting much sleep these days.

Found out last night that three of my other sons and a DIL have also officially signed up to be donors. I'm astonished and proud.