Every two weeks I get post-transplant labs drawn. Every two weeks I hold my breath during the 24 hours between getting the blood drawn and having my doctor's office fax the results.

Every two weeks I stare at the results, mystified that my creatinine is between .8 and 1.1 - I can't remember the last year my native kidneys worked this good or my labs were this awesome.

Every two weeks I breathe a sigh of relief when the results have next to no "abnormal" or "out of range" numbers.

Every two weeks I (again) wonder how could I have known my brother for his whole life and never know his kidney would one day be doing all this for me?