Jack's Dialysis & Kidney Transplant
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Thank you for taking the time to view my fundraising page. My name is Jack Carroll , I am 32 yrs old , I live in Southeastern New Hampshire and was raised in Southern Maine .
At the age of 3 , I contracted Ecoli which quickly led to a dangerous disease called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome . HUS attacks the bodies blood and blood vessels. I was rushed to Boston Childrens Hospital with my mother ( and best friend ) in an ambulance . There I was given multiple blood transfusions , because my own had turned completely toxic . They found out that in a matter of days since first contracting the Ecoli my kidneys had failed . I was placed on emergency dialysis and stayed there for multiple months. The dialysis helped my kidneys recover , yet they were still very scarred and weakened .
This event also led to the discovery that I was suffering from a rare genetic disorder . My mothers father died in the late 1960's only in his late twenties . He was sick many years . The disease that he and his brothers had was discovered two years later in 1969 and was not named officially for many more . It is called Dent's disease and affects approximately 250 families in the world . Myself and my older brother carried this genetic mutation from our mother .
As this disease progresses it always leads to End Stage Renal Failure by middle age for all males affected . Because of my episode with HUS my disease has progressed at an amplified rate . After many years of keeping it in check and taking the best care of myself I could .
This spring my Kidneys reached their end and I am now in Stage 5 Renal failure also known as End Stage . This happened so suddenly that I recently had surgery to implant a Peritoneal dialysis catheter into my abdomen , so that I can perform dialysis on myself in my home 7 days a week . Soon I will be visiting Transplant centers to see if I am a good canidate for Transplant .
This has been a huge change for my loved ones and myself. I have always been hard -working and self providing . For the first time since I was 14 years old I am not working . I grew up in a small family owned grocery and deli with my mother and brother. We did that 7 days a week 365 days a year for almost ten years. That time with my family is treasured and priceless . When we closed the store I went to work for a local greenhouse that I love very much. My fellow greenhouse employees and wonderful customers are like a second family and I miss them dearly . So now I face many changes and of course many expenses .
I come here very humbly and gratefully to ask for help . I am confident that I will do well dialyzing myself but dialysis is not a cure it only helps you live until a transplant and has many negative side effects. Unfortunately , I do not have any truly close living related donors . My mother and brother carry the disease and my father passed away in 2010 .
This will be a long hard fight , I am prepared to do whatever I have to . Everyday we have of this life is precious and I wont let this stop me from experiencing any of it . Anything you can offer to help me fight this battle for life and future is taken with appreciation unlike any I have have offered before . Thank you so much for your time and support.
- Jack D. Carroll
At the age of 3 , I contracted Ecoli which quickly led to a dangerous disease called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome . HUS attacks the bodies blood and blood vessels. I was rushed to Boston Childrens Hospital with my mother ( and best friend ) in an ambulance . There I was given multiple blood transfusions , because my own had turned completely toxic . They found out that in a matter of days since first contracting the Ecoli my kidneys had failed . I was placed on emergency dialysis and stayed there for multiple months. The dialysis helped my kidneys recover , yet they were still very scarred and weakened .
This event also led to the discovery that I was suffering from a rare genetic disorder . My mothers father died in the late 1960's only in his late twenties . He was sick many years . The disease that he and his brothers had was discovered two years later in 1969 and was not named officially for many more . It is called Dent's disease and affects approximately 250 families in the world . Myself and my older brother carried this genetic mutation from our mother .
As this disease progresses it always leads to End Stage Renal Failure by middle age for all males affected . Because of my episode with HUS my disease has progressed at an amplified rate . After many years of keeping it in check and taking the best care of myself I could .
This spring my Kidneys reached their end and I am now in Stage 5 Renal failure also known as End Stage . This happened so suddenly that I recently had surgery to implant a Peritoneal dialysis catheter into my abdomen , so that I can perform dialysis on myself in my home 7 days a week . Soon I will be visiting Transplant centers to see if I am a good canidate for Transplant .
This has been a huge change for my loved ones and myself. I have always been hard -working and self providing . For the first time since I was 14 years old I am not working . I grew up in a small family owned grocery and deli with my mother and brother. We did that 7 days a week 365 days a year for almost ten years. That time with my family is treasured and priceless . When we closed the store I went to work for a local greenhouse that I love very much. My fellow greenhouse employees and wonderful customers are like a second family and I miss them dearly . So now I face many changes and of course many expenses .
I come here very humbly and gratefully to ask for help . I am confident that I will do well dialyzing myself but dialysis is not a cure it only helps you live until a transplant and has many negative side effects. Unfortunately , I do not have any truly close living related donors . My mother and brother carry the disease and my father passed away in 2010 .
This will be a long hard fight , I am prepared to do whatever I have to . Everyday we have of this life is precious and I wont let this stop me from experiencing any of it . Anything you can offer to help me fight this battle for life and future is taken with appreciation unlike any I have have offered before . Thank you so much for your time and support.
- Jack D. Carroll
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Jack Carroll
Organizer
Rollinsford, NH