WEBVTT NOTE language:en-US NOTE Confidence: 0.8137319087982178 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:07.837 I tried out for the high school cross country team NOTE Confidence: 0.8137319087982178 00:00:07.909 --> 00:00:10.328 when I was 15 and I went and got a NOTE Confidence: 0.8137319087982178 00:00:10.399 --> 00:00:11.040 physical. NOTE Confidence: 0.958005428314209 00:00:11.560 --> 00:00:13.875 That's when I kind of first knew that something was NOTE Confidence: 0.958005428314209 00:00:13.921 --> 00:00:14.920 wrong with my kidneys. NOTE Confidence: 0.9099022150039673 00:00:22.200 --> 00:00:25.062 Well, at first I was, you know, I was nervous, NOTE Confidence: 0.9099022150039673 00:00:25.124 --> 00:00:27.239 I was scared and I was very timid. NOTE Confidence: 0.804718017578125 00:00:27.680 --> 00:00:30.265 Once I met Michelle, she kind of opened me up NOTE Confidence: 0.804718017578125 00:00:30.322 --> 00:00:30.840 about it. NOTE Confidence: 0.8419494032859802 00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:34.173 I always tell the patients I told you, I I NOTE Confidence: 0.8419494032859802 00:00:34.244 --> 00:00:37.713 told you and I tell everybody that you know what, NOTE Confidence: 0.8419494032859802 00:00:37.784 --> 00:00:39.200 it's going to be OK. NOTE Confidence: 0.8241793513298035 00:00:39.920 --> 00:00:43.017 So y'all came to the clinic and I had another NOTE Confidence: 0.8241793513298035 00:00:43.086 --> 00:00:46.183 ex patient that waited for you to talk to you NOTE Confidence: 0.8241793513298035 00:00:46.252 --> 00:00:49.487 because I know that you were scared and you all NOTE Confidence: 0.8241793513298035 00:00:49.556 --> 00:00:50.519 begin talking. NOTE Confidence: 0.9264662265777588 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:53.663 I remember that really helped me open up more to NOTE Confidence: 0.9264662265777588 00:00:53.714 --> 00:00:53.920 you. NOTE Confidence: 0.9451878666877747 00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:57.287 They have a similar background to me, so I could NOTE Confidence: 0.9451878666877747 00:00:57.351 --> 00:00:58.960 relate even more to them. NOTE Confidence: 0.8292533755302429 00:00:58.960 --> 00:01:01.040 And they told me you were a wonderful nurse. NOTE Confidence: 0.6990619897842407 00:01:01.040 --> 00:01:04.200 And they're they're right about that. NOTE Confidence: 0.725593090057373 00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:11.840 Call my mom. NOTE Confidence: 0.8148356676101685 00:01:12.080 --> 00:01:14.720 She's giving me life, you know, twice. NOTE Confidence: 0.7611802220344543 00:01:15.320 --> 00:01:16.400 I'm grateful for her. NOTE Confidence: 0.9114247560501099 00:01:16.880 --> 00:01:17.800 She's an Angel. NOTE Confidence: 0.5797028541564941 00:01:31.440 --> 00:01:32.280 I was in shock. NOTE Confidence: 0.8931246995925903 00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:34.947 I heard your voice on the other end and you NOTE Confidence: 0.8931246995925903 00:01:35.000 --> 00:01:37.791 said, Miss Cheryl, I'm in the hospital and you know, NOTE Confidence: 0.8931246995925903 00:01:37.844 --> 00:01:40.205 a lot of things goes through my head like it NOTE Confidence: 0.8931246995925903 00:01:40.259 --> 00:01:41.439 goes through a parent. NOTE Confidence: 0.9544004201889038 00:01:48.200 --> 00:01:51.170 First, I was still, you know, depressed about the first NOTE Confidence: 0.9544004201889038 00:01:51.224 --> 00:01:51.440 one. NOTE Confidence: 0.9177786707878113 00:01:51.800 --> 00:01:54.165 It really broke my heart because it was my mom's NOTE Confidence: 0.9177786707878113 00:01:54.215 --> 00:01:54.560 kidney. NOTE Confidence: 0.7230277061462402 00:01:58.080 --> 00:02:02.420 The, I talked to the DaVita team, you know, Miss NOTE Confidence: 0.7230277061462402 00:02:02.510 --> 00:02:06.760 Cheryl, and they convinced me to, to go for it. NOTE Confidence: 0.9504454135894775 00:02:06.920 --> 00:02:09.160 I still feel guilty about it. NOTE Confidence: 0.933548092842102 00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:12.287 It's a chapter in my life that I don't really NOTE Confidence: 0.933548092842102 00:02:12.348 --> 00:02:15.115 like talking about it, but I have to in order NOTE Confidence: 0.933548092842102 00:02:15.177 --> 00:02:18.558 to, for the second opportunity, you know, to learn and, NOTE Confidence: 0.933548092842102 00:02:18.620 --> 00:02:21.079 you know, guide myself through it again. NOTE Confidence: 0.8184932470321655 00:02:28.400 --> 00:02:30.200 I'm a kidney transplant coordinator on call. NOTE Confidence: 0.8573703169822693 00:02:30.320 --> 00:02:32.436 You're a primary for a very nice kidney and I NOTE Confidence: 0.8573703169822693 00:02:32.483 --> 00:02:34.599 need to speak to you about this offer and try NOTE Confidence: 0.8573703169822693 00:02:34.646 --> 00:02:36.622 to get you to come on into the hospital to NOTE Confidence: 0.8573703169822693 00:02:36.669 --> 00:02:38.080 receive a transplant tomorrow. NOTE Confidence: 0.8822120428085327 00:02:38.600 --> 00:02:40.720 Miss Cheryl was the first person I told. NOTE Confidence: 0.9155410528182983 00:02:40.919 --> 00:02:43.220 I was like, I got some good news and I NOTE Confidence: 0.9155410528182983 00:02:43.281 --> 00:02:45.399 she knew what it was automatically. NOTE Confidence: 0.8918087482452393 00:02:46.440 --> 00:02:48.280 When he called, I was speechless. NOTE Confidence: 0.8931440114974976 00:02:48.280 --> 00:02:51.954 I'm usually hardly ever speechless and it was cold at NOTE Confidence: 0.8931440114974976 00:02:52.023 --> 00:02:52.439 night. NOTE Confidence: 0.7678208947181702 00:02:52.840 --> 00:02:55.797 I stood outside and I think tears start coming down NOTE Confidence: 0.7678208947181702 00:02:55.855 --> 00:02:56.319 my eyes. NOTE Confidence: 0.9477939605712891 00:02:56.760 --> 00:03:01.014 The second time around, I'm more informed of post transplant NOTE Confidence: 0.9477939605712891 00:03:01.085 --> 00:03:01.439 care. NOTE Confidence: 0.931997537612915 00:03:01.600 --> 00:03:03.802 I'm blessed with the opportunity that I had and I'm NOTE Confidence: 0.931997537612915 00:03:03.845 --> 00:03:05.399 thankful that I went back to school. NOTE Confidence: 0.8471887707710266 00:03:05.400 --> 00:03:08.412 I got my associates, you know, I went back and NOTE Confidence: 0.8471887707710266 00:03:08.478 --> 00:03:11.490 I was going to surprise you that I'm going for NOTE Confidence: 0.8471887707710266 00:03:11.556 --> 00:03:12.079 nursery. NOTE Confidence: 0.26592716574668884 00:03:12.080 --> 00:03:12.120 Oh. NOTE Confidence: 0.923241138458252 00:03:15.360 --> 00:03:15.880 I like that. NOTE Confidence: 0.7644643783569336 00:03:17.320 --> 00:03:18.360 I know you're smart. NOTE Confidence: 0.9655563831329346 00:03:18.520 --> 00:03:19.280 You can do it. NOTE Confidence: 0.7230350375175476 00:03:21.600 --> 00:03:24.725 You inspired me to, you know, always be better than NOTE Confidence: 0.7230350375175476 00:03:24.787 --> 00:03:25.400 yesterday.