Jessica's medical journey

Jessica has a rare kidney disease called FSGS... she's had it since she was 14 months old. Her body started rejecting all medications, and her levels went crazy, calcium, magnesium, iron, etc. She was hospitalized in December with fluid on her lungs, underwent multiple testing, was given morphine for pain and went unresponsive for 3 days, 1st day being Christmas. It has been a rough road with her. She's now in kidney failure as they call it but for some reason hers won't shut down completely, if they don't, she'll have to have a surgery to remove them and heal from that before the transplant can happen. We still have a ways to go.

We had an appointment today, (August 21,2023) and IT WENT AMAZING! The team will present Jessica's case to the medical board on September 15th. We basically already know the answer is a yes, from that point her points will be added up. Her time on dialysis will count and it will be as if she's been on the transplant list for 8 months already, their kiddos are normally only on dialysis about a year. SOOO after September 15th we could receive the call to come in at any time day or night. You have to be under 40, healthy, and never incarcerated to be tested. All prayers are appreciated.

The doctor who will be caring for Jessica in Tampa, is her old Doctor from 2015-2018 at All Children's Hospital, so she will be well taking care of!

All of these trips back and forth to her appointments, days missing from work, wear and tear on the vehicle all adds up. After the transplant is done, and Jessica is on her way to healing, I'll be out of work for at least 2 months, so any help is truly appreciated, and will go towards, gas, rent, vehicle repair/upkeep, anything needed in this journey.