OT: Looking for a kidney donor.

[Steven W. Orr]

Sorry if this is OT, but I'm sending this to everyone I know. Luckily, you
guys qualify as people I know.

Thirteen years ago, my wife Krystine received a dual kidney/pancreas
transplant. She had been on dialysis for almost 3 years waiting. About a
year ago, her kidney died, partially because of the antirejection drugs
she was taking as a participant in an experimental program. When it
happened, I told a couple thousand of my closest friends and we got three
volunteers. One was too fat, one was too skinny and the third was just
right. After that, there was a combination of suspicions of complications
(which turned out to be unfounded) followed by Krystine actually
contracting pneumonia. During one of the periods where she almost died,
she had to be given a couple of units of blood. Now that she is all better
and well enough to be able to receive the surgery, she has developed a
sensitivity to a factor in the donor's blood. We fell back to the
volunteer who was not the first choice because of being too skinny. She
was still willing but also tested positive for the same sensitivity.

Since then I've been searching high and low. High has been done so now I'm
trying this crew ;-) Krystine can't make it on dialysis while she waits
for a cadaver kidney. It's different now that she's spent the last 13
years on anti-rejection meds. If something happens it has to happen
sooner than later. We need a person of Type O who is healthy. Our
insurance will cover all costs and there is no change in quality of life
for the donor. Even the surgery for the donor is simple. In almost all
cases the process is laproscopic.

We feel incredibly privileged that so many people so far have come 
forward, but between the two who tested positive for the sensitivity, one 
who is a light smoker and can't quit, one who was tested and found to have 
high blood pressure (thankfully he's now on meds), and one who is the 
wrong blood type, we're just not done.

If this is something that you think you could help with, please call me. I
can answer a lot of questions you might have.

My numbers are

508-878-0860 Cell
508-624-6000 x239 Work
508-788-0232 Home

Thanks to all for reading this.

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happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ ..0
Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- 000
individuals! What if this weren't a hypothetical question?
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