Well, the kidney was live-donor and healthy and Mom's meds finally seem to be working out OK (prednisone is a bitch but they've been able to reduce it). She knows people who have been on "borrowed kidneys" for almost 20 years. But the improvement in her quality of life is worth it no matter how long it lasts or doesn't last. She literally hasn't been this well in 15 years. She would have been dead by now otherwise. It's amazing.