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P.S. I am actually the mother of lil Katie! This is my husband that will be donating. In the ten years of talking football on this forum I know most have thought I was probably a dude, well now my secret is out! Lol

Not with a name like geauxcoco. I figured you were the mom. It's female intution.

Best of luck and many prayers to Katie and your husband as you go through the surgeries.

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Posted by LuzianaFootball

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Member since Dec 2008

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Posted on 9/21/17 at 12:56 pm to Red Stick Tigress

Prayers sent.

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Posted by bulletprooftiger

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Posted on 9/21/17 at 2:08 pm to geauxcoco

Please keep us updated with the outcome of the surgery and Katie's progress. You all are very strong.

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Posted by Poor Richard

Member since Aug 2013

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Posted on 10/27/17 at 9:06 am to geauxcoco

Wanted to bump this. Got an update from their Go Fund Me last night. Looks like the kidney transplant is going forward this morning.

It wasn’t clear from his post, but geauxcoco is actually the donor for his daughter.

Hopefully Tiger Nation can send this Tiger family great vibes or prayers for those so inclined this morning and throughout both of their recoveries.

Here is the update from the Go Fund Me:

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I have been getting questions about what has been going on, and I'm so sorry I haven't posted updates recently....here is what has been going on since the family got to Charleston:

Soon after the family got there, Katie had to get a blood transfusion as they could not keep her blood count up. Due to this, the transplant was postponed temporarily. They had to wait a few weeks to test her blood to see if she was still a match with Drew (it takes that long for antibodies to show up after a transfusion). There was still a chance Drew would be a match, but the odds were not as good as before. On top of that she had been very nauseous as they were trying to get her nutrition just right.

Katie started doing better and was finally keeping some food down. She was getting all of her food through a feeding tube. The doctors felt that she was not healthy enough for a transplant then and with proper nutrition/dialysis they would get there soon.

A few days ago the family found out that Drew is still a match! AMAZING!!! The transplant is tomorrow at 7:30 am! Positive thoughts and prayers go out to the Duffey family tomorrow!