There's been a mistake. Hello1234 intended to just respond to somebody apparently named mariags whereas I'm mariasg. I don't have any children.

Hello 1234, I'm glad you've already reached your 3 year anniversary. Congratulations, and as the song goes, have many more. I hope there's a party to celebrate, maybe with a cake shaped like a kidney and dishes with kidney beans.

Mariags, I hope this is just a bump in the road for your son's recovery and that you'll be able to get out more in the future. You remind me of one of the reasons why I continue to wear a mask when I'm indoors with people I don't know, like at the supermarket. You never know who might need to be protected from other people's germs, and it's everybody's responsibility to protect one another. We need to model good behavior. "I don't like wearing a mask" isn't an acceptable attitude unless there's a medical or mental health reason why a person can't do so.

This looks like a wonderful support group, and it's great that people like hello1234 and dougcornoyer can share their experiences with people who are much earlier in their transplant experience. I wish all of you uncomplicated recoveries and long lives.