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DiscussionHow to overcome grief over deceased donor after transplant?
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@rosmarya I spoke to my transplant team and they gave me the info for a transplant support group over Zoom. I only went to a few sessions. Everyone was over 60 and I'm considerably younger and at a very different point in my life, so I had a really hard time relating to them. It was also very overwhelming to hear the utter nonchalance with which they spoke about their donors. Most everyone in the zoom meeting has been on dialysis multiple times and had multiple transplants. I know transplanted kidneys don't last forever, but the idea of being that sick again and having to go back on dialysis is terrifying to me. I was sick for such a long time, and waited over 4 years for a transplant---and facing the reality that I will be that sick again and have to go through the whole process multiple times in my life is jarring and disheartening.
My health has been ok, I guess? I gained a lot of weight after my transplant. Ive been trying to lose it through diet and exercise, but it has and continues to be difficult.
I'll check out the loss and grief board. Thank you for the information.