TIFFANY SAVED MY LIFE! Help me thank her!

Hey there, folks. My name is Jodi Kozenko. And this is my angel of life, on Earth, Ms. Tiffany Kidd Wormuth. Eight months ago, today, I was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where I had emergent surgery and found out  I was in End Stage Liver Failure. Exactly eight months ago, tonight, this woman told me that she "knew" she was going to be my living liver donor. How could she have known? I hadn't even grasped the concept of needing an organ transplant, yet...nor was actually told by the medical staff. It didn't seem to matter to her. She was right there, as she has been since I met her, 14 years ago, by my side...unwavering.

 

WHO IN THE WORLD REALLY SAYS THIS...AND GOES THROUGH WITH IT?????? Apparently this chick...because today, I sit here, ALIVE, post-op day 9, with a piece of her inside me that saved my entire life. She gave me a second chance. A chance to live, to breathe, to have a future. A chance to be the best Mom possible to, my only daughter, Anna.  A chance to continue to grow as a person...to pay forward the love I've so selflessly been shown and given, without one ounce of reservation along the way.

 

TIffany has been a giver since we have met. She has known the struggles of being a single parent, beat all the odds...raised a wonderful young man, and made an incredible career for herself as a Physician Assistant, It certainly could have been easier for her to continue to support me WITHOUT offering up her own organ…I mean, hey, her life was going on just fine...withOUT being sliced down the middle to help a friend in need.

From the moment of my diagnosis, I have had no less than a general’s army of support, gifts, visits, phone calls, a meal train, texts, love, and PRAYERS. People are truly amazing.  In this rather uncertain world, I will never doubt that again! 

 

To this day, I simply cannot understand this whole miracle that surrrounds us. There are no words for the emotion I feel for her. It is a gentle calmness and respect that goes far beyond tears or adjectives or feelings. It is pure.  It is magic. It is beauty.

 

I could NEVER repay her for what she has done for me... nor would she ask. But, because of her, I CAN ask YOU!!! Please, please, please help me thank her for a gift beyond measure or all explanation. Give whatever amount you can to help make her monetary road a bit easier in the upcoming, very painful months ahead. She had a voluntary gigantic surgery…not because she needed it, but because I needed it.  She will be unable to work or do the things  she loves to do…like ride horses, weight train, provide healthcare to the community, and be as active as possible!
Geez, she STILL has a catheter that she has to empty each day, with possible long-term complications ahead of her. 

Whether you have been a part of my army since day one, or are just finding this story by chance,  I welcome you to browse through the photos…I invite you to share in my joy and appreciation of her true beauty and a love like no other...

Tiffany...all my love forever and ever. I will be in awe of you for the rest of my life. Liver sisters!!! :)