Sarah L. Hood Case Interview Essay
Marine Pfc. Breanna Weisenberger
BPASC 060-16
News feature
DISNEYLAND Miss Sarah L. Hood received an email from Crystal Rogers, a transplant coordinator with U.S.S.F Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Services on June 30 which states that after a few final test, Miss Hood can officially donate her kidney to her brother.
The surgery will take place at the University of California San Francisco medical center.
There will be four small microscopic incisions around the chosen Kidney.
To remove the kidney they will take it out through the naval.
“If one is bigger than the other, my brother gets the little one… that’s fair.” she joked. Sarah L. Hood grew up in Pacifica California with four other siblings; an older half-sister, her twin sister, …show more content…
The doctors are waiting to see if he gets worse before he gets better, in the meantime Hood is doing everything she can in the donation process. The first phase involved a lot of basic testing to ensure good health and a survey. The second phase was all the way out in California, which involved more strenuous testing such as a CT and a stress test. Now she is only waiting a letter to receive what she needs for the final 24 hour test. “I am more scared of not qualifying,” said Hood. “It’s all about me, I’m dependent on him even though were across the country from each other.”
The recovery process is four to six weeks, with no lifting over 10 lbs. and no driving for four weeks. “We’re going to Disney land once this is all done.; just no tea cups.” Hood said.
Miss Sarah L. Hood received an e-mail from Crystal Rogers, with U.S.S.F. kidney and pancreas transplant services on June 30, which explained the final steps of the matching process.
Miss Sarah L. Hood received an email from Crystal Rogers, a transplant coordinator with U.S.S.F Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Services on June 30 which states, that after a few final test, Miss Hood can officially donate her kidney to her
BPASC 060-16
News feature
DISNEYLAND Miss Sarah L. Hood received an email from Crystal Rogers, a transplant coordinator with U.S.S.F Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Services on June 30 which states that after a few final test, Miss Hood can officially donate her kidney to her brother.
The surgery will take place at the University of California San Francisco medical center.
There will be four small microscopic incisions around the chosen Kidney.
To remove the kidney they will take it out through the naval.
“If one is bigger than the other, my brother gets the little one… that’s fair.” she joked. Sarah L. Hood grew up in Pacifica California with four other siblings; an older half-sister, her twin sister, …show more content…
The doctors are waiting to see if he gets worse before he gets better, in the meantime Hood is doing everything she can in the donation process. The first phase involved a lot of basic testing to ensure good health and a survey. The second phase was all the way out in California, which involved more strenuous testing such as a CT and a stress test. Now she is only waiting a letter to receive what she needs for the final 24 hour test. “I am more scared of not qualifying,” said Hood. “It’s all about me, I’m dependent on him even though were across the country from each other.”
The recovery process is four to six weeks, with no lifting over 10 lbs. and no driving for four weeks. “We’re going to Disney land once this is all done.; just no tea cups.” Hood said.
Miss Sarah L. Hood received an e-mail from Crystal Rogers, with U.S.S.F. kidney and pancreas transplant services on June 30, which explained the final steps of the matching process.
Miss Sarah L. Hood received an email from Crystal Rogers, a transplant coordinator with U.S.S.F Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Services on June 30 which states, that after a few final test, Miss Hood can officially donate her kidney to her