Just so you know...

I have gotten mixed reviews about this site, mostly encouraging, but some not quite so encouraging. I welcome both types. The positive ones keep me motivated to stick with this. The negative ones help me to think about how what I'm writing comes across to others and what things I should include in future posts. I can honestly say that, in keeping with the kind of person who would read this blog, even the negative folks have been polite and kind in their critiques. That being said, I want to clarify a few things. First, I spent a lot of time lurking on the forums my hubby belongs to, for the sole purpose of trying to find family members who might be feeling what I was. I did not find very much at all. Hear me out...these forums are awesome, but they are primarily for the donors and recipients. When I surfed the web, I found lots of YouTube videos, commentaries, articles, etc., but they were again geared toward donors and recipients. Some of the videos were wonderful and touching, hence my reference to warm fuzzies. As family members of donors or recipients, we have our own brand of warm fuzzies as well as our own fears and frustrations. My goal here is not to talk about donors and recipients, there are plenty of sites for that, but to talk about families and their experiences throughout the process. I not only welcome, but encourage comments from families as well as donors and recipients. It doesn't matter if you disagree or agree, both views are important and need to be heard. Please post anything you want to post, I welcome you all.