Sprint Car & Midget Magazine December Issue

Check out the December issue of Sprint Car and Midget featuring Roger Crockett "A second chance at life"

Surgery Completed

Roger Crockett's Kidney Transplant has been completed. He and his father Brian Crockett have been released from the OHSU Hospital. Roger has been already working on the upcoming 2009 racing season. He is looking forward to getting back in the race car and seeing what a difference his full health potential can have. He would like to thank all of you for your concern and ongoing support during this difficult time. Things couldn't have gone much smoother for the Crockett family. Thank you for keeping them in your thoughts and prayers!!

God Bless

FYI

For anyone wanting to send cards to Roger or Brian Crockett the mailing address code for them at the hospital is as follows:

OHSU, Attn: 4A
Mail Code: UHS 8J
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd.
Portland, OR 97239-2966

Thank you all for your concern and best wishes.

Roger & Brian's transplant surgeon info

John Barry, M.D.
Specialty: Surgery, Urology, Transplantation
Sub-Specialty / Special Interest: Urology,Surgery,Renal Transplantation

Biography
Dr. Barry has been a faculty member at OHSU since 1973. He became Director of Kidney Transplantation in 1976 and Professor of Surgery and he was the Head of the Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation from 1980 to 2008.

He has been president of the following organizations: the American Board of Urology, the Western Section of the American Urological Association, the Northwest Urological Society, the Oregon Urological Society, the Urologic Society of Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, the Western Association of Transplant Surgeons, and the Pacific Northwest Transplant Society. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the United Network for Organ Sharing, and he is President of the American Urological Association.

He has been labeled as "One of the Best Doctors in America" by Woodward/White, as "One of Our Best Doctors" in the Portland Magazine, as "One of the Best 400 Physicians in America" by Good Housekeeping Magazine, and as "One of the Best Medical Specialists in the USA" by Town and Country Magazine. He received the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon Discovery Award in 1994, the Distinguished Faculty Award from OHSU in 2002, and the American Urological Association’s Certificate of Achievement Award in 2003. He has more than 300 publications in the fields of urology and renal transplantation, and he has been a visiting professor or guest speaker nationally and internationally.

His specialty areas are kidney transplantation, surgical diseases of the kidney, erectile dysfunction, Peyronie’s disease, and reconstructive urology. Fellows, residents, and medical students, in addition to Dr. Barry, see many of Dr. Barry’s patients. A recommended website is www.urologyhealth.org.

Donation Account

We would like to announce that there has been a donation account set up for the Crockett family at Bank of America. The account name is "Roger Crockett Medical Fund". Donations in any amount are greatly appreciated and will be a huge help to the Crockett family. If you have any questions please feel free to email us at crocketttransplant@gmail.com.

Thank you all and have an amazing day!

Surgery Date Change

We would like to notify you that there has been a change in the surgery date. It has since been moved to November 11, 2008. Due to a conflict with the transplant surgeon. This is a good omen to Roger because of the date 11/11/08. This is because Roger having the number 11 for many of his race seasons (His favorite number).

Date set for Crockett kidney transplant

Roger will be receiving a much needed kidney from his father, Brian, on November 18th, 2008. Roger was born with a blockage, causing urine to back up and damage his kidneys within his first few days of life. With several surgeries in his first year of life, they were able to repair the area enough for him to get through his youth without needing transplant surgery or dialysis. He has manage to live a full and healthy life so far, however, with his kidney function down below 10%, it is finally time for a kidney transplant. He is slowly exhibiting symptoms and hopes to wait until November for the transplant surgery, to complete the 2008 racing season.
The kidney transplant will take place in Portland, Oregon at the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). We are very pleased to have such a wonderful facility and are confident they will be taken care of.
Roger must stay up in Portland for 4 weeks after the surgery to give blood samples three times a week, so this will be a financial burden on the Crockett family. Brian is expected to be able to return home, within one week after the surgery, to Creswell, Oregon.
Once an account is set up for donations, we will update with another blog.