I need a kidney transplant!
Donation protected
Hello Friends and Family!
As most of you may know, I was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2004 due to a disease called Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS for short. FSGS causes the nephrons in your kidneys to turn into scar tissue, causing the kidneys to no longer function. By 2004 I was on dialysis, and on February 7, 2005, I had my first kidney transplant. My Aunt Chris selflessly donated her kidney to me, and it lasted me 10 wonderful years. This fall, I found that the FSGS had returned and was causing my transplanted kidney to fail. I started dialysis again in February and currently go three times a week for 3 hours and 45 minutes. I went through all of the testing processes to be listed on the transplant list and in June I was placed on the list. This means that I am eligible to receive a cadaver organ or a live donor organ. My brother Ben, is going through the process right now to see if he is a match and if he is, he will be donating one of his kidneys to me. I will be having my trasplant surgery at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Washington. Because I live so far away from the transplant center, one of the requirements of the transplant is that I stay in the Seattle area for a month post transplant, so that I can be close to the transplant center in case of organ rejection or emergency. I am hoping to raise money to help pay for this, as it is an added and unexpected cost. Dialysis and the transplant surgery are a huge financial burden and any help you can give will truly be appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read this!
Love,
Teri
As most of you may know, I was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2004 due to a disease called Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS for short. FSGS causes the nephrons in your kidneys to turn into scar tissue, causing the kidneys to no longer function. By 2004 I was on dialysis, and on February 7, 2005, I had my first kidney transplant. My Aunt Chris selflessly donated her kidney to me, and it lasted me 10 wonderful years. This fall, I found that the FSGS had returned and was causing my transplanted kidney to fail. I started dialysis again in February and currently go three times a week for 3 hours and 45 minutes. I went through all of the testing processes to be listed on the transplant list and in June I was placed on the list. This means that I am eligible to receive a cadaver organ or a live donor organ. My brother Ben, is going through the process right now to see if he is a match and if he is, he will be donating one of his kidneys to me. I will be having my trasplant surgery at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Washington. Because I live so far away from the transplant center, one of the requirements of the transplant is that I stay in the Seattle area for a month post transplant, so that I can be close to the transplant center in case of organ rejection or emergency. I am hoping to raise money to help pay for this, as it is an added and unexpected cost. Dialysis and the transplant surgery are a huge financial burden and any help you can give will truly be appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read this!
Love,
Teri
Organizer
Teri Erickson Knight
Organizer
Bellingham, WA
