Jules
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Jules said he loves to help other people in whatever way he can.
Jules said he loves to help other people in whatever way he can.
So I'm generally a kind-hearted person. I love helping in any way possible. I'm going to nursing school. I'm really close to my family. I'm actually trying to look into donating half my liver next, hopefully this- get that lined up for this upcoming year. So I just really love helping. So I wanted to do what I could… But for me, it's just about helping another person, just the humanity side of it, was what it was because its- some days, we all have our good days and our bad days. Some days, the world looks truly terrible. And I like to be a light in the dark, so to speak, on the-on the troublesome nights that this world's going through.
Jules got through the education and screening process in about six months, as an altruistic donor.
Jules got through the education and screening process in about six months, as an altruistic donor.
So I called them, and I was like, "Hey, I want more information and I want to get this process started." And they're like, "Okay, come in." I mean, it was like a week or two later. "Come in, and get-and we'll show you all the information, all the statistics," a lot of that stuff. Well, they’ll-they were the ones to reach out to my doctor and everything like that. The only thing was- I had to do was show up to a lot of the appointments, getting everything tested and scans and all that stuff, and then dealing with the military side of things… I was excited, I was really happy. Because the whole process to get up to that point took about-- I think it was like six months from when I started to set up everything, when I reached out to the transplant clinic at UNM, and then by the time I was actually in the waiting room getting everything scheduled.
Jules received a lot of support from the military, including a dietitian and physical trainer to aid in recovery.
Jules received a lot of support from the military, including a dietitian and physical trainer to aid in recovery.
The military's really great. There was a lot of support through there. I meet with a dietician every three weeks as well as a physical trainer. And there for a while, I was doing a mobility coach to help me get to my full range of motion. There was no pain or anything like that, the dietician to make sure I'm eating healthy and monitoring my fat and muscle ratios and that kind of stuff. And then the physical coaches they're on- they’re with the military installation to make sure they're all workouts that I am comfortable doing and it wouldn't hurt me or if I'm comfortable with the surgery or anything like that.