Linda, my best friend of over 30 years, 25 year old grandson, Gary, is having a kidney transplant tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. Her son, Rod, Gary's Father is the donor.

Gary has been in complete kidney failure for over a year and on dialysis while all the tests have been going on to make sure Rod is a suitable donor.

The time has finally come and I would like to ask everyone to say a prayer for Gary and Rod to come through the surgery successfully. I also ask for prayers for their entire family.

Linda is very optimistic but very frightened for her son and grandson. She lost her youngest son in a tragic car accident in 1999 and will never recover from that loss. She told me that she did not know what she would do if anything went wrong with the surgery.

Linda took care of me after my pacemaker surgery and is the one of a kind friend that is always there. She is such a special person. I am just sick that I can't be at the hospital with her tomorrow since I have had a bit of a set back from my surgery.

I will be by my phone so we can talk during the transplant and hopefully, I can help her by being the voice on the phone with encouraging words and prayers.