I dont blame you on that. My friend would have died so it was either that or not make it. But the anti-rejection meds post transplant are hell. They suppress the immune system as you probably know.

They have already grown a windpipe utilizing stem cells in South America. The woman is 6 months post op I think now and no immune suppression therapy since it was grown from her own cells. So eventually they will have lungs and pancreas for diabetics. Probably lungs even before pancreas.

I'm disabled with a very rare muscle condition that was misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia.

The most inportant thing is to have a sense of humor...if I was dating someone like me, I would say right on! We get to come up with positions not listed in the Koma Sutra lol. Just be optomistic and happy with what you do have..not with wether or not you can do something

Yes you are Queene - just like anyone else. And there are some disabilities (like being in a wheelchair) that can't be hidden unlike others. The key is to tell your mate. But also at the same time if the person liked you for who you are WITHOUT knowing about the disability, they should still like you even with the disability after you told them.

But also there is a flip side. No one knows what tomorrow will hold. We could get hit by a car or something else. How is that any different than a disability?

Not to go off on a tangent - but some people don't understand that it is just as costly (or even more so) when one has been misdiagnosis than having a diagnosis like cancer. Since one has to go through so many battery of tests and one false positive or negative can lead to wrong conclusions. I should know this - my father was misdiagnose for 2+ years before they found the correct ailment of Lou Gehrig's disease. And sadly, 40+ years later, they still don't even have a basic test for it, or a whole variety of other diseases too.

Just something to ponder as well when you hear about people filing for bankruptcy due to medical bills....

that should be true, but its not. for many dont want or know how to deal with the issue with someone that is on dialysis. i met someone that see through all that and accepts me for me, which i find awsome,,and he is one awsome guy

That is great Queen - I'm glad you found one.

But sadly though, as you know there are people out there that think disability => death sentence. Or something along those lines. When in reality most disabilities are just that..disabilities that can have a normal life (or as normal as they can have, if you know what I mean). I should know...I myself have a disability but you would never know it by looking at me.