Tuesday, May 7, 2013

NKF Great Chef's Event!

I was invited to the NKF's Great Chef Event, which is an annual fundraiser that they run.  Chef's from some of the restaurants in the twin cities participate, we get to sample great food and wine, and there are silent and live auctions.  Lucky enough for me too was my friend Emily, and the fact that she was in town :)




This was Emily taking a picture of me and my tan...sadly, you can hardly tell in this photo.

I didn't know what to expect when I went, but I know I didn't expect to be overwhelmed with emotion.  There were so many people there telling their stories of transplantation and living donation, and it was incredible.  The hope that these people had/have, and how they all commented on how amazing they felt immediately after the transplant filled me with hope.

Even Matt's kidney donor was there, and it had only been 10 days since her donation!!!  So amazing!!!

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  1. Rob MonroeThursday, May 9, 2013 at 9:27:00 AM CDT

    Even more exciting? You have ANKLES! :)

    (It's the little things!)

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