I have some sad news to report - Update to GREAT NEWS!

[kneifl]

to get this back on track. any good news yet, jon?

Nothing really new.

Had someone see my website the about 2-3 months ago from California, he's called me 3 times now w/lots of info. Offered to fly him down and pay for hotel stay, lost wages, etc. Don't even know if he would be a compatible match without testing. It comes out yesterday that he wanted an "undisclosed but significant" amount of money. I'd do it in a second (he would see the check after the procedure) but it goes against my ethics, my wife did not like the idea one bit and she has been the most supportive throughout all of this, nor did my family like the idea. Also, thinking about it more it sounds sort of like a scam and it pisses me off that there are people out there phukking with others lives who are in pain.

Thanks to everyone for the continued support. From time to time I try to post and read the site when I'm feeling up to it and it lifts my spirits.

And Box, thanks for lighting those candles for me and keeping me in your prayers. The people at Madjacks will be the first to know if something develops (been on kidney list for about a year now so I must be kidding closer).

Thanks everyone,

Jon Kneifl

 

[DR STRANGELOVE]

wishing you well jon

 

[beantownjim]

:toast: HEY JACK THIS THREAD IS ABOUT OUR BUDDY KNEIFL.

ALL I WILL SAY IS THAT ANOTHER FORUM OWNER (SHRINK) TOLD ME HE TALKED TO YOU ON THE PHONE ABOUT ME BEING BANNED BECAUSE OF RACISM TOWARDS A LITTLE LEAGUE KID.IF I REMEMBER THE INCIDENT ALL I ASKED IS WOULD THE COACH HAVE THE BLACK KID AND HIS FAMILY OVER FOR DINNER THEN IT BECAME A BIG RACE ISSUE.YOU STABBED ME IN TH BACK JACK AND BEANTOWNJIM HAS A LONG MEMORY I DONT FORGET MY PALS.


KNEIFL IF YOU ARE UP FOR IT HALLOWEEN IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND THE KIDS ARE STILL BOTHERING ME IF YOU SCARE THEM AWAY I PAY 25 DOLLARS AN HOUR.

BEANTOWNJIM IS NOT A RACIST, HE IS A REALIST

 

[AR182]

BEANTOWNJIM IS NOT A RACIST, HE IS A REALIST

no beantownjim is a moron..!!

 

[fatdaddycool]

Jon,
My continued prayers and thoughts are with you and you're speedy recovery time that I have all the faith in the world that will be coming to you.

Fight on my friend,

Cris

 

[Dead Money]

Hope all is well, Kneifl...

Hope all is well, Kneifl...

I will even concede my beloved Brownies home openner (31-30) against your Cowboy gang....hang in there, miracles DO happen.

 

[LuckyIrish]

Jon-Sorry to hear about all this. Keep your hopes up.Don't ever lose it,my friend.
My dad passed away from kidney disease when I was eight,I know all about this sort of thing.My Mom is a nurse,so I remember waking up in the morning to the sound of the dialysis machine(she used to do dialysis for him at home)Prett sure He was on it everyday back then.Anyway,there I ALWAYS hope...hang in there!


Paul

 

[kneifl]

Good news!!!

Good news!!!

My best friend, Tim, is donating his kidney to me. I have known him for 20 years and he lives in Kansas City. He owns two decent sized companies and is successful and educated, and has a boy and a girl. We always hung out together in high school, college, and after college vacationed together as well. Recently he flew down here twice to get tested at GU and UMD and now everything is on schedule for August 1st. This has really taken me by surprise and made me look at the broad picture a little bit. I initially thought someone in my family might help me out, however I didn't hear anything from cousins, relatives, etc. Everyone should really treat their great friends like their family.

So the surgery date is coming August 1st, and I might not be posting much afterwards depending on my recovery time. However, I'll drop by and let everyone know how it went. Also, thanks so much to everyone for their support and well wishes.

Thanks,

Jon Kneifl

 

[vinnie]

GREAT NEWS ! :00hour GOOD LUCK TO YOU & YOUR FRIEND WITH THE SURGERY

PRAYERS & THOUGHTS
Vinnie

 

[gardenweasel]

that is fantastic news....
there should be a stronger word available than "friend"....

you`ll be back on your feet just in time for football season....

:clap:

 

[spang]

Fantastic news. Though I don't know you, you have been in our thoughts and prayers. We now will look forward to your speedy return to good health.

 

[SixFive]

hooray!!! :00hour

 

[Jinxbreaker]

Jon, great news!!Please direct your friend to this web site(he probably already knows about it) so we can thank him. Friends were the reason it was so hard to move away from RI. Good luck again and thank you Friend.

 

[kosar]

That's great, Jon!

I'm really happy for you!

 

[AR182]

My best friend, Tim, is donating his kidney to me. I have known him for 20 years and he lives in Kansas City. He owns two decent sized companies and is successful and educated, and has a boy and a girl. We always hung out together in high school, college, and after college vacationed together as well. Recently he flew down here twice to get tested at GU and UMD and now everything is on schedule for August 1st. This has really taken me by surprise and made me look at the broad picture a little bit. I initially thought someone in my family might help me out, however I didn't hear anything from cousins, relatives, etc. Everyone should really treat their great friends like their family.

So the surgery date is coming August 1st, and I might not be posting much afterwards depending on my recovery time. However, I'll drop by and let everyone know how it went. Also, thanks so much to everyone for their support and well wishes.

Thanks,

Jon Kneifl

jon...

i got goose bumps reading what you wrote....i am very happy for you.....& i have great admiration for your friend.....my wife & i will be thinking of you...

 

[dawgball]

It's unreal how giving some people are. Fantastic stuff, Jon!

 

[VaNurse]

Jon, what great news!! Your family and his will be in my prayers still to come. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

is certainly good news --and most certainly a good friend!

 

[ga_ben]

Congratulations Jon. Here's to a successful surgery and a speedy recovery. Some friend you got there.

 

[The Judge]

Jon, my cousin had a kidney transplant a couple of years ago and the majority of the procedure was done arthroscopically to minimize the time that the body cavities were open to the air. Before ever making the large incisions, both the donor and recipient's kidneys were detached and moved outside of the abdomen.

My cousin went shopping at the Dallas Galleria with her sisters three days after the procedure. I hope that your own recovery goes as smoothly as hers did.