As I sit writing this now, I’m almost eight months post-transplant and things are good. Aside from an unwanted encounter with CMV (cytomegalovirus, a virus transplant recipients sometimes get) Billy the Kid is doing well after his rough start and I’ve regained some semblance of normality in life. I’m told that by the 12-month point the results should be virtually indistinguishable from those of a kidney that worked straight away. His 10 day nap hasn’t