False Alarm #1

So it didn't take long for the first false alarm. Less then an hour after I was told that I was on the list, the transplant center called again. My wife was sitting next to me when the phone rang. The transplant center came up on the caller ID. We both looked at each other and held our collective breath.

I answered the phone as my heart rate increased. As it turns out, they just need me to come in for blood work today. I suppose I need to get used to that.

I have had several other phone calls since then from other family and friends, and each time my stomach churns a little bit before I see the caller ID.

Now we just wait until the transplant center comes up on the caller ID again.