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Indiana basketball coach's life changing surgery postponed amid COVID 19
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Chase Best, a long time basketball coach at #Corydon Central High School, has had a kidney disease since he was 11 years old. Recently, his condition deteriorated — making the need to find a transplant match even more crucial.
In February, his wife, Heather, surprised him at his team's senior night by announcing they found a match for him.
Jake Yonkers, the man who will be giving Chase his kidney, is actually an old baseball coach that Chase has known for years.
Chase and Jake were supposed to go into surgery at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, on Tuesday, March 17. But on Monday, they got the call from the transplant team — the surgery had been postponed because of #Coronavirus situation with no exact future date for when it would be rescheduled.
"To see him so excited, to get to start a new chapter of his life, and then for it to be taken away again has been really hard," Heather said. "I think Jake was just as upset as Chase was the day that we got the news."
For the second time, his #transplantsurgery wasn't happening as scheduled, only this time, in the wake of a pandemic.
"It's a combination of everything. For one, my health after the transplant, but also the resources right now," Chase said.
But Chase and Heather say it's a blessing in disguise. They needed every reason to celebrate his new #kidney, not every doubt to question his health post-surgery.
"We know we still have our donor, thankfully. You know Jake and Shannon are right there for us," Chase said. "So, it's going to happen, it's just, you know, when is it going to happen? That's the frustrating part right now."
Three weeks ago, the school's gym was filled with family, friends and people in the community, moved by what they just witnessed. That support has only continued through this bump in the road.
"We can't be in contact with people, so we're checked on probably hourly, if we need anything, can they do anything," Heather said.
The virus has changed their every day for the foreseeable future, but they won't let it change the outcome.
"We'll get through this," Heather said.
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