5th May - The First Call The first ' Call' came on the 5th May and the second 'Call' on the 18th May at 1.57 am. Jackie was in Berkshire when I called her to tell her so she had to drive back to Wiltshire, collect me, then we set off to Birmingham. I don't recall much of the journey. We arrived at the hospital and she dropped me off, turned around and headed back to Berkshire and then back home to Wiltshire. All in one day. What a girl! I remember sending photos of the hosp

18th - 19th May - QE Birmingham 18th May 2020 Preparing and waiting for the transplant Once we arrived at the QE again, Jackie wheeled me up to ward 726 gave me a kiss and a hug before wishing me luck. I was on my own again. I had to change into a hospital gown, weight and height taken, the same routine. It was at 5.00 am in the morning. I recall a visit from a lovely surgeon who stopped by to see me, telling me how she wished it was her performing my surgery but was unable

June 2020 - Surgical Clinic QE Extracts from QE letter: This was a first face-to-face clinic appointment for Caroline King after her recent liver transplantation for a suspicion of hepatic sarcoidosis. She is now 13 days postoperative after receiving a DBD graft, CMV negative graft to CMV negative recipient. Postoperatively, she had a minor herniation of omentum through the drain stab site and this was addressed with reduction and additional transcutaneous suture. I was pleas