Joanie tau nws txoj kev ywj pheej rov qab tom qab ib lub neej-txuag Pancreas Transplant

Ua ib insulin-dependent diabetic rau 19 xyoos, Joanie lub neej revolved nyob ib ncig ntawm qhov xav tau nws cov ntshav qab zib kom ntau txhua 3 teev – hnub thiab hmo ntuj.

Nws nyob hauv qhov ntshai uas muaj rov ntawm uncontrolled tsis muaj ntshav qab zib uas yuav ua rau nws ua disoriented thiab tsis meej pem.

Thaum nws phem, Joanie yog xyuas nws cov zauv 11 zaug ib hnub twg thiab tseem muaj uncontrolled rov. Nws txiav ntaqwm ib tug zoo li no rov, "Kuv tus ntxhais yog tsev los ntawm kev kawm ntawv qib siab thiab zaum ntawm peb chav ua noj. Kuv mus tham nrog nws, tab sis thaum kuv zaum ntawm lub rooj kuv mam li nco dheev tsis tau tsim lus thiab tsis tau hais dab tsi tshwm sim thiab muaj kev txaus ntshai xav txog tej yam muaj koj tus me nyuam yuav tsum tau saib xyuas koj – nws yog humbling thiab humiliating." 

Nws tsis ntev tom qab qhov xwm no tias Joanie tau tso rau hauv daim ntawv transplant tos daim ntawv teev, xav tau ib pancreas tshiab txuag nws lub neej.  

Thaum lub caij ntuj sov 2010, Joanie lub neej yog transformed nrog lub neej-txuag transplant. Txij thaum ntawd los, Joanie tsis tau muaj ib nco insulin thiab twb tau resume nws lub neej tsis ntshai muaj rov uas tsis muaj ntshav qab zib nws tsis tau tswj.  

Joanie hnub no 

Ntau tshaj 10 xyoo vim nws transplant, Joanie hais tias yog tsis muaj ib hnub uas mus los ntawm qhov twg nws tsis xav txog nws hloov thiab ua tsaug rau cov khoom plig ntawm lub neej nws tau muab: "Kuv hloov tau txuas ntxiv mus qhib avenues tshiab ntawm adventure rau kuv. Kuv tau mus rau camping mus ua si saib cov Sequoias, Jasper & Banff Canadian Parks, thiab raws li Glacier & Acadia National Parks. Hikes thiab roob biking nyob rau tej cheeb tsam no tej zaum tsuas vim yog cov khoom plig ntawm kuv pancreas!" 

Tsis tau, nws yog txhua yam thiab lub sij hawm siv nrog tsev neeg uas Joanie yog tshwj xeeb tshaj yog xav thov ua tsaug rau. 

Vim nws pancreas transplant, Joanie lawm yuav tsum tsim nyob nruab nrab ntawm hmo mus xyuas nws cov ntshav qab zib thiab tam sim no qauv nws hnub lawm alert thiab zoo so. Nws yuav tau khiav errands thiab pab nrog tasks nyob ib ncig ntawm lub tsev tsis xav tau kev saib xyuas. Thiab tseem ceeb tshaj, vim yog transplant Joanie yog tam sim no tau siv sij hawm zoo nrog nws cov xeeb ntxwv xeeb ntxwv tsis txhawj txog muaj ib tug glucose rov. Nws yuav khaws lawv los ntawm daycare, tawm mus rau ib tug kho, muaj sleepovers, thiab txawm coj lawv rau lawv tus kheej hiking adventures.  

Joanie xeev, "Peb nyob hauv ib lub teb chaws uas txoj kev ywj pheej yog valued. Tus phij cuam pub dawb tau muab kuv txoj kev ywj pheej rov qab! Kuv yeej tsis appreciated lub ntsiab lus tseeb ntawm txoj kev ywj pheej mus txog rau thaum kuv mob nyiag nws los ntawm kuv. Tsaug kuv hloov, kuv muaj tiag txoj kev ywj pheej nyob kuv lub neej li productively li kuv tau!"