Will Faulkenberry said he’s had a lot to be thankful for in recent days.
On Nov. 9, Faulkenberry — pastor of Mosaic City Church in Huntsville — underwent a successful kidney transplant and is recovering well. He hopes to be cleared to return to Huntsville Tuesday (Dec. 3).
“Honestly, I feel blessed. I had a transplant 30 years ago, and even though that isn’t something you want to go through, to have it last that long is a blessing,” Faulkenberry said, noting that he was told his first transplant would only last 10 to 15 years.
He was also told in 2022 that he could be on the kidney transplant list for up to eight years — tough news to hear as he was already in full kidney failure. He was surprised in early November when he got the call that a kidney might be available.
‘The Lord is blessing’
Faulkenberry stayed in the hospital for a week after the surgery, then he and his wife, Missy, moved to a low-cost apartment provided by Red Mountain Grace. His medical team at UAB Hospital wanted him to stay close for the first three weeks after the surgery.
In the meantime, the couple has been going for walks, and Faulkenberry has built up to walking a mile a day, something he hasn’t been able to do in a long time.
“I was struggling to keep my hemoglobin up most of the time, so I didn’t have much energy,” he said. “The Lord is blessing, and we’re hoping to go home on schedule.”
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