Fingers crossed

Fingers crossed: Yesterday my brother and mother went to the doctor's in Portland for some further tests, and we have discovered that their blood types match and they match for three of the genetic markers. Even their antibodies get along! This is excellent, excellent news. Some more tests have to be performed, of course, but the optimistic timetable is that my brother could have a kidney (from my mother, no less!) by late April! I do understand that the optimistic timetable is never the realistic one, but I'm all for cautious optimism right now. Fingers crossed, everybody!