Tresa Kitchen Hargrove

Hi everyone! My name is Tresa Hargrove I have a very, very blessed life and a wonderful giving family. I'm on my second Kidney transplant, (that was surgery number 29...none of which were elective...LOL) 16 years ago I found out I had a rare kidney disease for which I had to go on dialysis. I endured that for 7 months and my body just couldn't take it anymore. My beautiful sister, Trina gave me one of her kidneys. It worked perfectly for 14 years (which allowed me to see my daughter Merranda through school and graduate, she was just 5 when I had my first transplant). Then the anti-rejection medicine started taking it's toll and once again I needed a kidney. My brother, Johnny desperately wanted to give me one of his, but didn't match. We became Oklahoma's first Paired Donation recipients. A lady we didn't know, Susan needed a kidney, her husband, Ross wasn't a match for her. Ross matched me and Johnny matched Susan, so we "swapped kidneys". We didn't meet until 3 days after the surgery, now we spend holidays together. We have became very, very close...such sweet people. I could go on and on about this beautiful experience...... October of 2009 we shot a commercial for Integris hospital (so cool)...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVbqo4YnL2Q 
I have been married to my high school sweet heart for 23 years this June! We have a beautiful 21 year old daughter Merranda.
I LOVE to cook and entertain. Cooking has became a PASSION of mine, Merranda wanted me to write her a cook book, I went a step further and started filming myself in the kitchen. I made her a living  cookbook! Now she can have me in the kitchen with her even after I'm gone!
Oh did I mention my maiden name is KITCHEN?!?! How appropriate! LOL I hope you enjoy my channel!!