Thank you.  His stay here won’t be too long, probably, but the transplanted kidney has finally given up (after an admirable 16+ years) and he is being prepared for dialysis.  He will have to have hemodialysis for a few weeks until he can get a catheter inserted in his abdomen and get started on peritoneal dialysis, which will, of course, be for the rest of his life.  This is a hard transition for us, one we have been expecting as the kidney has been slowly failing for a while, but nevertheless a difficult time.  We will adjust to whatever comes.  We have been so blessed to have had the transplant from his living donor, and we have tried to make the most of it.  Canoe trips, cruises all over the world, Spartan football bowl trips, “Grandchild Vacations” every summer, and many activities and memorable times with each other, with family and friends.  While we adjust and face new challenges, we will be counting our blessings.