"THE CALL"... Take One...

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So as my wonderful friends, family and Facebook friends will already know last night I got a call, THE call and as you can obviously tell it didn't quite go to plan as I'm obviously writing this blogpost LOL. So here's the story... 

At 10:44pm last night I got a call from a transplant guy at Papworth and this conversation consisted of me trying to breathe it kind of went like this 

Transplant guy: "Hi Stacie this is blah blah from the Papworth transplant team"(cannot for the life of me remember this guys name)

Me: "Ummmmmm Hi!"

Transplant guy: "This is just a phone-call to let know that there's a chance there may be organs available for you but we need to ask you a question first"

Me: "Errrrr okay...." (trying not to hyperventilate at this point and trying to discretely wake my mum up by poking her leg)

Transplant guy: "The reason they are only potential is because this donor has a history of intravenous drug use... but we've done checks and they've been clean for 10 years and all the necessary blood tests have come back clear no HIV, no AIDS none of that, but on the form you sent back you said you didn't know if you would take organs from a previous drug user but we wanted to ring you and reassure you that all the necessary tests have and will be carried out before anything happens" 

Now the reason I put 'Don't know' on the form is because I really didn't know what I would say if I was asked that question but at least now we do LOL. 

Me: "Ummmmm okay let me just ask my mum" "Muuuuummmmm, Mummmmm, Mummmmmm, Should I take these organs?"

Mum: "What are you going on about Stacie?"

Me: "Should I take these organs?"

Mum: "Who are you talking to Stacie?"

Me: "The transplant people!"

Mum: "WHAT?!"

Me: "Yeah! they have organs for me but the person has a history of drug use, do I take them?"

My mother was a bit befuddled at this point but I decided that I would take them plus it might not still happen anyway. 

Me: "Okay, yeah!" 

Transplant guy: "Okay Stacie, now please try to stay calm, don't eat or drink anything we still have some tests to carry out but we will ring you back in about an hour to let you know if we are going to send a car for you and if it's going ahead, make sure you are ready to go, okay?"

Me: "I really wish you had rung me like 10 mins before you did I just ate some rainbow drops LOL"

Transplant guy: "Well don't eat anything from now okay?"

Me: "OKAY! EEEEPPPP Excited!!!!"

At this point we ended the conversation and my parents started to run round like maniacs when I say parents I really mean my mother and me LOL. 

It was actually quite a short hour for me because I was letting all the people I needed to what was happening because I have some nearest and dearest on my list of people to let know first and so a text  messaging, Facebook messaging and Twitter Direst Messaging battle commenced LOL. 

Then again at 5 past midnight my phone rang again with that blocked number and it was the transplant co-ordinator Tracy to tell me that so far so good the organs were a go and they were sending a car to me to come get me and take me to Papworth!

Now this drive was the slowest and longest drive of my entire life... I was really tired too so it was quiet journey too. 

However as we got to the hospital they found out after more testing that the the lungs weren't good enough and that meant that the transplant couldn't go ahead but luckily for someone the heart was still viable! So some lucky person could have got their heart transplant this morning which is what is amazing about donors because they have the opportunity to save so many people :D. 

When we got there they let us chill out get some food and a cup of tea because it was such a long drive and they didn't want to just see us on our way. I started to talk to Tracy and told her that I didn't believe it was going to happen until it happened anyway because I couldn't believe I even had a call because they very rarely do heart and lung transplants and my friend Anne had just had one like 10 days ago, then I talked about how she was actually here and how it was a shame that it was like 3am. She then said she would go check and see if she was awake and if she was she would let me go see her. 

Luckily Anne was awake and I got to go have a chat with her! She is looking so unbelievably well and I can't actually believe she has just had a transplant because she was even walking to come see me which I was amazed by! We got to have a great chat for about 45 minutes and even though it didn't happen it was all worth it to see Anne, because I had really wanted to go see her ever since she had been allowed visitors. 

Right now I'm okay still not sure what happened, it feels kind of like it was a dream but I'm pleased it happened because there was a part of me, as you all know, that was starting to worry that I had been forgotten about but the fact that I got a call tonight proves that I'm not. It's a little annoying that it didn't happen and I'm sure on one of my bad days I will be really angry that it didn't happen but as of right now I'm just pleased that I got to have a practise run and that I'm not lost in the shuffle somewhere :D 

Once again thank-you to everyone who wished me well last night/this morning it's great to know that I have such an amazing support system behind me :D Lets all just hope the next call isn't 13 months away LOL Oooo and interesting fact the call actually happened on my 13 month Transplant list aversary :D 

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Avon... By Kerry and Josh

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Well Today I have for you a Avon Haul! Now Avon is a much beloved brand of mine especially when it comes to bubble bath and nail varnish. Avon is actually probably one of the first places I ever brought make-up, through my mum of course and over the years I have just come to love certain things. Now when I moved from Lyneham to Swindon we lost our Avon Lady but luckily for me my friends Josh and Kerry decided to start doing the Avon thing.

They are doing it online so it's super easy to just order whatever it is that you want and then they send it to you. Also the price tag isn't half bad either. We all know that a lot of my make-up/beauty purchases can tend to be around £20+ an item mark but this haul has 11 items and only cost me a total of £35 which I think is AWESOME! 

Bubble-bath in; Strawberry Sorbet, Soft Pink (floral scent), and Watermelon

 Righty Ho, so first off we have the 3 bubble-baths all of which were £2.50 each. I think these are a firstly a absolute bargain because they are massive so they last ages and smell UH-mazing! I have been using Avon Bubble-baths for years and when they went out of my life a good 2 years ago when we moved I missed them, I haven't found one that has been their equal. And we all know I love my bubble baths so I am so pleased they have re-entered my life. I find they are great for sensitive skin like mine because a lot of bubble-baths I have tried can be very drying on the skin but these really are great. Also have you ever brought a bubble bath and had the disappointment of no bubbles, well these my friends give loads bubbles and that just really pleases the little girl inside me :D. 

Nail Varnishes;- Nailwaer pro+ Apple of his eye, Grape Goddess, Decadence, Forget Me Not Blue, Top coat plum illusion, Nail Experts Peeling+Brittleness Solver & Nail Experts Hydrate and grow £3.00 each.

Next off we have all the nail varnishes I brought, I went a bit nail crazy. At the moment I'm really into my nails, I go in and out of phases very easily but at the moment I'm focusing on my nails. 

As a notorious biter of my nails for many years they are in awful shape. They just aren't very strong and when I do grow them they can just snap off/bend and layers can come off to. So in a attempt to be a bit more nail conscious I have purchased peeling and brittleness solver and a hydrate and grow dabber. So hopefully after some intense looking after my nails will be a bit better. I don't like to use fake nails just because they kind of feel weird and the one and only time I tried them, they made my ails worse. 

Then we have the actual nail varnishes. I think  my favourite is Decadence it's an intense deep pink colour which I love. I tend to suit the deeper richer colours and tend to wear them a lot more that frilly  colours so I think all of the above will last me through the year. 

Avon Nail varnishes have to be some of my favourite brand, I've been a loyal user since I was about 14 and I find that with the deeper colours they generally only need one coat and they don't tend to chip within the first few days in my experience, so certainly something that I would recommend.

ANEW Youth-Awakening lipstick in the colour Plumberry £6.50

Here we have a very spur of the moment purchase which I'm actually really pleased I made. I've been wearing it for a good 6 hours and it is holding it's own. I tend to sway more towards reds/orange/plum colours. They tend to work for me with my dark hair and dark eyes. This lipstick is really great so far, it's really moisturising  and seems to be fading evenly which is something I really love to find in a lipstick. Don't you hate it when it comes off in the middle and the edges look like some hideous lip liner. Well not with this lipstick :D. 

I can't really say if it's 'Youth-Awakening' because I'm only 22 but I would assume the moisturising  aspect of the lipstick would probably be great on older lips and the colour is a little darker than a natural lip colour and is really flattering!

Swatch of Plumberry.

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So guys there are my AVON purchases. If you guys are in the UK and are interested in buying anything it's really simple and easy to use and great value for money so please pop on over to their Facebook Page  and/or there website and check out their stuff. AVON is and has always been a brand that I highly recommend. 

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Mixed emotions

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Well this morning I had the delight of waking up to the news that My friend Anne had her Call for her heart and lungs last night. How amazing is that?! She had been waiting since October and I know she had been having a rough time as of late as she had just been put on Flolan as well and she was just in and out of hospital a lot, so I definitely think it came at the right time for her. The last we heard the surgeons said it went well and seem really pleased and her Brother will be updating us all as and when he can.

It's one of those moments where I'm really overjoyed that my friend has got their call and I really couldn't be happier for her because everyone on the list needs their organs, but at the same time I'm a little deflated because I'm always wondering "when will it be my turn?" Although to be honest I have a few friends that have been waiting a lot longer and I would prefer they got their calls before me because that would make me feel really guilty if I got my call before some who has been waiting a lot longer than me. Stupid logic really but unfortunately my emotions are a tad unpredictable LOL.

The problem is being Blood type O it just means I'm going to have to be patient and wait it could potentially be years, the question is will I last long enough? I know people who are blood group O and really, really need them organs at least I'm still plodding along some people aren't and there're just isn't enough people signed up or talking to their families. O is the commonest blood group therefore essentially it should be  the one with the most organs available. That just isn't the case though. I think it's probably has something to do with people maybe being complacent about it like they'll think, "Oh I'm a common blood type I'm sure there's already loads of people donating" or "I'm sure my family will donate if anything happened to me" without actually physically talking to their families.  

Theres part of me that gets all that, why would you even think about it if you didn't have to? But I just wish we lived in a world where it wasn't even a question. My point is I suppose if you ask anyone on the street if they were in the position where they needed a organ would they take one? Almost everybody would say yes. You'd get a few who would probably say no but I wouldn't believe that until they were actually in that position. It's easy to say no when you aren't actually dying. But surely if almost everyone would say yes if they needed a organ why is it that only around 31% donate? It's actually mind boggling to me. 

So today when I get some wonderful news, it's a day of mixed emotions where many different thoughts run through my mind most of which question the morality of us human beings and why we watch people die and wither away when there's actually a lot that we could do to stop it. I suppose the same could be said about hunger and all that stuff but maybe thats a little too deep to go into. 

If you haven't, it would mean the absolute world to me if you would sign up to the donor register and if you do tell your family too JOIN THE DONOR REGISTER

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