<div>My name is Brian Wilson, and nearly three decades ago, in September of 1997, I made the decision to donate one of my kidneys to my father at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. It's one of my life's proudest moments ( see enclosed news article).
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>At that time, I simply wanted to help save my father’s life.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Today, I find myself in the unexpected position of needing a kidney transplant myself.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I am currently on the transplant waiting list at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta and expect to be added to the transplant list at UAB Hospital in Birmingham (site of original transplant) very soon. My greatest hope is to receive a transplant before dialysis becomes necessary.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>This journey has brought enormous emotional, physical, and financial challenges. During the transplant and recovery period, I will need assistance with transportation to and from hospitals, medications and medical expenses not covered by insurance, and basic living expenses during recovery, which may last at least three months.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I have spent my life as an educator and mentor. I am an experienced teacher who deeply values human connection, compassion, and lifelong learning. My students have always inspired me, and I have dedicated my career to helping others grow and believe in themselves.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Now, I humbly ask for help myself.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Any support — whether financial assistance, sharing my story, prayers, or helping connect me with transplant resources or potential living donors — would mean more than words can express.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Having once given the gift of life, I now hope for the opportunity to continue living mine. If my story has inspired you to explore whether you could help as a living donor, I invite you to complete the confidential donor screening form at
</div>
<div><a href="https://www.piedmont.donorscreen.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.piedmont.donorscreen.org</a>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>You are not making a commitment to donate, only taking the first step to learn whether you might be a potential match. One act of generosity changed my father's life. It could change mine as well.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Thank you for your kindness, compassion, and support.
</div>

Kelly Smith

Anonymous

Diana Taylor

Melba Bolden

Kim Middleton

Leslie Peck

jaya McSharma

Maressa Vieira

Courtney Dunwoody

Jennie Falco

Kenneth Sparkman

Neya Hood

Sarah Stapleton

Herman Taylor

Support Brian’s Journey to a Kidney Transplant

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

currencyCode

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

US fundraisers and US users

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Just $530$ to go! Make an impact.

Support Brian’s Journey to a Kidney Transplant

Just $530 to go!
Make an impact.