A letter of thanks to Einstein Montgomery transplant team

The following is a letter from Angie Araco, mother of Nicholas Green and wife of Frank, to the transplant team at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery.

“Some people make the world special just by being in it.” And that certainly is the case when it comes to the Transplant Team at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery. I could not let this experience pass without recognizing these special people. My son, Nicholas Green, recently donated his kidney to his father, Frank Green. Despite multiple opinions from people regarding where we should go for our transplant evaluation, I knew the first time we met with this special group of people that this was the team we wanted for our journey.

That first day we met Margaret McNulty, Jeanine Abiuso, Renee Simmons, Dr. Kamran Khanmoradi, and Dr. Nikolaos Chandolias. That first visit was so overwhelming, but because of their kindness, compassion and expertise, we left that day feeling hopeful. Renee told us on that first day that this journey would make us family, and that is exactly how this experience has been. Since my son was the donor for my husband, I got to work with both the donor coordinator and recipient coordinator. Jeanine and Renee were coordinators for my husband. They made the process for him so easy, scheduling his multiple appointments for various testing so convenient and seamless. Renee would call Frank to give him dates and times of appointments and couldn’t hang up without teasing him about the Philadelphia Eagles since she is a Dallas Cowboys fan. (Boo!)

Margaret McNulty was the coordinator for my son. There are not enough words to explain how special this woman is. She created such a special bond with him, She’d even call him “son” whenever she would se him. Nick had quite a few bumps in the road during this process, but because of Margaret’s kind, loving, compassionate soul, she was able to get him through it – a task that someone else might not have been able to do.

And one more shout out to Mary Berry!! The best phlebotomist ever!!

Fast forward to today. It’s been a month since the transplant surgery. I want to thank the surgeons, Dr. Khanmoradi and Dr. Chandolias, for their magic hands and a successful surgery. Dr. Nik , thank you much for comforting and caring for my son at the hospital when I couldn’t be there due to the pandemic. It meant so much to me and put my worried mind at ease.

So to all of you on behalf of the Green family, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the excellent care you gave to our family in some of our most trying times.

You are all angels that walk this earth!!!