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Hello everyone! My name is Jaclyn and I received my kidney transplant 5 years ago on November 28! My brother was my living donor! Also, my fiancé received a heart transplant on December 25, 2015! 💙

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Hi Jaclyn! Did you meet your fiancé because of the shared history of transplant?

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Jstarr87 in reply to Rebecca_OMarrah

Hi Rebecca! We actually met almost 7 years ago at a bar in Denver. He was there for work and is from California while I was there for fun and I’m from New Mexico. We randomly started talking, became Facebook friends and I didn’t speak to him until after my transplant! At the time of meeting him I had no idea about my kidney failure. He has a congenital heart defect, but didn’t need a heart transplant at the time. Somethings are definitely meant to be :) we’ve been together 4.5 years and we are getting married in May ;)

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jo_graham

Hello Jaclyn. My 13 yr old daughter was born with a CHD. She had to have a heart transplant at age 6; that was 7 years ago.

Best wishes to you and your fiancé. When’s the wedding? ❤️

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Jstarr87 in reply to jo_graham

Best wishes to your daughter!!! May 19 of next year :)

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cynlee01

Congratulations to both! What problems did you encounter right after kidney transplant? I'm just beginning the process...training class end of month. Thanks.

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Jstarr87 in reply to cynlee01

Honestly, my biggest battle to this day is my weight. It’s really hard for me to lose weight and keep it off. Are you on dialysis now?

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cynlee01 in reply to Jstarr87

Yes, peritoneal. Neither dialysis nor diabetes make it easy to lose weight. I walk at the Y & do the chair yoga. Reducing serving size of meals helps, but I have to be careful about low blood sugar & low blood pressure (mornings usually). Thanks for your post! So glad to hear your surgery went well.

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Jstarr87 in reply to cynlee01

Thank you! I’m 5 years out two weeks from tomorrow!

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cynlee01

Wonderful! There is always hope for all of us.

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Jstarr87 in reply to cynlee01

There’s always hope! Stay strong!

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BetterKidney4MeWelcoming CommitteeP2S Volunteers

Wow, two amazing stories come together as a loving pair. Congratulations to you both and happiness always. What stories you can both write about individually and as a couple regarding your respective transplants. An inspiration to one and all. Brava.

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WillietheWhip

What a beautiful and inspiring story Jaclyn. All the best!

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ElizabethRubinP2S Volunteers

Congratulations on your 5 year kidney anniversary! And how wonderful to have so many family members involved in the world of transplantation. Wishing good health to all of you!

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