WEBVTT NOTE language:en-US NOTE Confidence: 0.9596408009529114 00:00:05.440 --> 00:00:07.882 When I found out I was going to lose my NOTE Confidence: 0.9596408009529114 00:00:07.945 --> 00:00:10.200 kidney, I was absolutely devastated. NOTE Confidence: 0.9167100191116333 00:00:21.239 --> 00:00:25.126 I interviewed the peritoneal nurses in the area and I NOTE Confidence: 0.9167100191116333 00:00:25.200 --> 00:00:28.280 really liked the clinic here by the house. NOTE Confidence: 0.9424066543579102 00:00:34.230 --> 00:00:38.110 The connection that I had with Vanessa was almost immediate. NOTE Confidence: 0.8736348152160645 00:00:38.310 --> 00:00:42.616 As a social worker, it's very important to me to NOTE Confidence: 0.8736348152160645 00:00:42.705 --> 00:00:47.639 understand patients, hobbies and what they enjoy doing. NOTE Confidence: 0.9069076180458069 00:00:47.800 --> 00:00:51.865 Kimberly's a very active patient, she works full time, she NOTE Confidence: 0.9069076180458069 00:00:51.935 --> 00:00:55.439 spends time with her family and her grandchildren. NOTE Confidence: 0.9014409184455872 00:00:55.440 --> 00:00:55.600 The. NOTE Confidence: 0.963263213634491 00:00:55.600 --> 00:00:59.487 Team there did everything they could to make me healthy NOTE Confidence: 0.963263213634491 00:00:59.558 --> 00:01:00.759 and strong again. NOTE Confidence: 0.9116888046264648 00:01:05.560 --> 00:01:08.739 She's strong at heart, but she did have ups and NOTE Confidence: 0.9116888046264648 00:01:08.807 --> 00:01:11.040 downs and, you know, emotionally. NOTE Confidence: 0.8402088284492493 00:01:11.040 --> 00:01:14.764 I have spoken with Vanessa, especially when I have lower NOTE Confidence: 0.8402088284492493 00:01:14.830 --> 00:01:16.559 points in the the process. NOTE Confidence: 0.9537047743797302 00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:20.600 Waiting for a transplant is very emotional. NOTE Confidence: 0.9632722735404968 00:01:20.800 --> 00:01:24.760 I was very fatigued, very anxious. NOTE Confidence: 0.9368764758110046 00:01:24.959 --> 00:01:28.343 I had tried everything I could to find a matching NOTE Confidence: 0.9368764758110046 00:01:28.412 --> 00:01:30.760 donor and I had been unsuccessful. NOTE Confidence: 0.9081571698188782 00:01:36.800 --> 00:01:40.251 Vanessa has let me know that what I'm going through NOTE Confidence: 0.9081571698188782 00:01:40.318 --> 00:01:43.566 is normal and that I'm human and tomorrow or the NOTE Confidence: 0.9081571698188782 00:01:43.634 --> 00:01:45.799 next day should be a better day. NOTE Confidence: 0.9503464102745056 00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:49.608 As a dialysis patients, there are times when it can NOTE Confidence: 0.9503464102745056 00:01:49.676 --> 00:01:53.438 get discouraging the waiting for a transplant, and as a NOTE Confidence: 0.9503464102745056 00:01:53.506 --> 00:01:57.200 social worker and as a team, we encourage our patients NOTE Confidence: 0.9503464102745056 00:01:57.268 --> 00:02:00.620 to not give up hope, to continue taking good care NOTE Confidence: 0.9503464102745056 00:02:00.688 --> 00:02:04.040 of themselves and to be patient with the process. NOTE Confidence: 0.8866886496543884 00:02:08.280 --> 00:02:09.920 You don't want to get too excited. NOTE Confidence: 0.8770982623100281 00:02:09.919 --> 00:02:13.277 It wasn't that, hey, we have a transplant waiting on NOTE Confidence: 0.8770982623100281 00:02:13.341 --> 00:02:13.600 you. NOTE Confidence: 0.6421887874603271 00:02:13.600 --> 00:02:15.440 That was, you know, your own back up. NOTE Confidence: 0.8945966362953186 00:02:15.440 --> 00:02:18.036 And then I was traveling and, but we talked about NOTE Confidence: 0.8945966362953186 00:02:18.089 --> 00:02:20.474 that and we decided that if I stayed in town, NOTE Confidence: 0.8945966362953186 00:02:20.527 --> 00:02:21.799 she wouldn't get a call. NOTE Confidence: 0.9282835721969604 00:02:22.120 --> 00:02:24.247 And at 4:00 AM, she called me and they said NOTE Confidence: 0.9282835721969604 00:02:24.297 --> 00:02:26.919 they wanted to come into the hospital to be admitted. NOTE Confidence: 0.8579517602920532 00:02:27.120 --> 00:02:28.938 And I was able to to get a flight back NOTE Confidence: 0.8579517602920532 00:02:28.985 --> 00:02:29.560 immediately. NOTE Confidence: 0.8142567276954651 00:02:29.560 --> 00:02:31.544 And then I was there with her holding her hand NOTE Confidence: 0.8142567276954651 00:02:31.587 --> 00:02:33.400 and pre op before she went in for surgery. NOTE Confidence: 0.9676543474197388 00:02:38.840 --> 00:02:43.053 The biggest change is probably that I'm happier and I NOTE Confidence: 0.9676543474197388 00:02:43.133 --> 00:02:45.279 find myself laughing again. NOTE Confidence: 0.9624769687652588 00:02:45.639 --> 00:02:48.869 You don't realize that you're not laughing until you start NOTE Confidence: 0.9624769687652588 00:02:48.924 --> 00:02:49.760 laughing again. NOTE Confidence: 0.8998501896858215 00:02:50.080 --> 00:02:52.760 I am just grateful for the DaVita folks. NOTE Confidence: 0.9652530550956726 00:02:53.080 --> 00:02:54.920 They gave me fabulous care. NOTE Confidence: 0.9342323541641235 00:02:55.200 --> 00:02:58.828 They're an extension of my family that helped me celebrate NOTE Confidence: 0.9342323541641235 00:02:58.890 --> 00:03:01.080 each day and have a healthier life.