Friends of Kaley Conway: THANK YOU!

Monday, April 30, 2012

THANK YOU!

A HUGE THANK YOU to

and the Barley House www.barleyhouse.com !

The Seth Candan Benefit Concert was a very big success with an amazing turnout! I am so touched by how many people came out to support organ donation awareness and be there for me. It meant more than I can put into words. For me, it was not at all and has not been about donations but instead what means the most is seeing all of you, hearing from you, reading your encouraging words, having great visits and knowing how much you care. I have been and continue to be truly blessed and humbled by my incredibly loyal, supportive, caring, and giving friends and family. I am so appreciative to all of you for your friendships, prayers and encouragement. I feel so loved and it is a truly wonderful feeling!! I don't know if I will ever be able to fully explain the gratitude and joy I feel in my heart every single day. I am so humbled by everything and everyone these past 7 months.

I love you all so very much! I'll stop for now but I could literally go on forever! :)

Click on their picture to visit their website or buy their music on itunes! GREAT band!!

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Contribution Information and Background

If you wish to make a financial contribution towards Kaley's recovery online, please utilize the PayPal DONATE button below. If you prefer to send a check, please make it payable to Kaley Conway and email friendsofkaleyconway@gmail.com for the mailing address.

*Calls, texts and emails are all welcome. People may visit for short periods of time in very small numbers. Since Kaley's immune system is so weak and will continue to be, please do not visit if you have been, feel, think you might be or have ANY symptoms of being sick.

A very condensed version of Kaley's story:

On Monday, November 21st, Kaley was rushed to the emergency room at Dallas Presbyterian Hospital where her medical team found her to be in acute liver and kidney failure with her right lung partially deflated. Arrangements were quickly made to transport her by ambulance to St. Paul’s/UT Southwestern ICU. Upon admission to the ICU, a team of specialists determined that she would need a liver transplant in order to survive and that the liver would have to become available on an emergent basis. They began the task of getting her body healthy enough to be placed on the national liver transplant list. During this time, the medical team confirmed her diagnosis to be medication-induced liver failure, caused by Augmentin, a common antibiotic prescribed for strep throat. The next couple of days included a multitude of critical procedures, including continuous kidney dialysis, pulmonary treatments for her lungs, and stabilizing an acute infection in the kidneys and lungs. Kaley was placed on the national liver transplant recipient list on Thanksgiving day. She entered the list at the top, meaning most critical. In less than 24 hours after being listed, they received a telephone call from the UTSW Transplant Coordinator that they had located a liver, which was a perfect match and in great condition. On Saturday, November 26th, at 8:17 a.m., Kaley was taken to the operating room to receive her new liver. The surgery took 11 hours, and the medical team determined that they would preform a 2nd look-see procedure 2 days later. At the completion of the first surgery, they loosely closed her and took her to the ICU. On Tuesday, November 29th, Kaley had her 2nd and final surgery which took about 3 hours.