synthetic organ tranplant

i read this article about a synthetic organ transplant with an artificial windpipe and my level of life inspiration was magnified to a new level. in the past twenty years, the innovation and advancement in medicine is rather remarkable. my uncle has been on the kidney transplant list for years now. i've watched his health and body deteriorate from a genetic disease that has caused both his kidneys to stop functioning almost entirely. i've read some articles that have frequently discussed that a large majority of cancer patients fight their disease over a significantly shorter timeframe with a higher survival rate than patient's with kidney failure. dialysis does delay the inevitable transplant that every patient with kidney failure will need, but the toll that years, sometimes decades, plays on a patient is daunting. even now, my uncle is starting to get closer to being to the top of the transplant list, but his ailing health is evident. there are so many hurdles to get over before they will even allow him to receive a transplant at this point in the game. but i am hopeful. if there are people creating organs and blood vessels in this world, i'm hopeful that we will doing synthetic kidney transplants before i die. isn't that amazing!?! it is something that makes me just take a moment and remember to continue to see the inspiration in this world.

thank you to those who are intelligent enough to comprehend the human body, hardworking enough to go through the schooling and training it takes to become a surgeon, and creative & artistic enough to think outside of the box and invent. i hope i find that sort of inspiration in this life to do something of value.

grateful & inspired,
m

my first post

so my good friend luke told me to make a blog. and i kept trying to come up with reasons why i shouldn't but i guess it is silly because it's up to me how often i post. well, this first post is of no real value or topic but it's just to say that i have done it...i have a blog.

sometimes i wonder what life is like from someone else's perspective. good conversations are like having brief flickers of someone else's life and that is probably why a good cup of coffee, sunshine, and talking with a good friend is one of my most cherished experiences in life. well, i'm off to work. thank you luke for encouraging me to do this. i'm hopeful that i will see the value in so many new things because now i have a place to write them down.

new & nervous,
m