A Kidney For Jason

It's been difficult to come to terms with the fact that I am in such a vulnerable position to be posting about this online but I have high hopes that the right people will see this! My kidney disease began when I was born and had to have the left one taken out due to being nonfunctional. This was okay because people can live a normal, full life with just one kidney! However, I was experiencing bla

dder reflux and had to have ureteral reimplantation surgery at 2 months old then part of my bladder closed off at 2 years old in order for my remaining kidney to be able to filter the way it should. Fast forward 29 years later to 2019 when I first met the love of my life who encouraged me (after 3 years of dating and 1 global pandemic later) to put my health before my busy job and get my butt to a primary care physician. In July of 2022 I was admitted to the ER after receiving alarming lab results in which I had been neglecting to get done for quite some time. It turned out that I was in End Stage Renal Failure and didn't even know it. I had convinced myself that the fatigue, skin issues and tremors I had been experiencing over the past year were due to the daily wear and tear of work. I underwent surgery to have a permacath placed in my heart to begin dialysis treatments 3 times a week and now have a very uncomfortable fistula (fusing of a vein to an artery) in my forearm for dialysis access. The only options I have for survival are to continue with dialysis which is a short-term treatment or to receive a kidney transplant from either a deceased or living donor. Although I am FORTUNAETLY listed on the transplant waiting list, there are currently over 106,00 people waiting for an organ from a deceased donor which on average may last anywhere from 5-15 years (depending on the health of the donor). Whereas a kidney from a living donor has a better chance of being accepted by the recipient's immune system and can last up to twice as long! This has by far been the most exhausting and challenging journey of my lifetime and I would love the chance to live as much of a "normal" life as possible with the help of a gracious and generous living donor. A healthy kidney would allow me to travel again without worrying about having to go to dialysis every other day. My wife and I could take the honeymoon we've been dreaming of since before this health crisis took over. We could hopefully add a human baby into our family of fur children and make memories together that seem so far away right now. I wouldn't have to spend as much time focusing on my fluid and dietary limitations as I do now as a guy in his thirties. If you or someone you know are interested in becoming a living donor for me, please don't hesitate to reach out to get information on how to get started! There are an endless number of resources to help guide you in making a life changing/saving decision. Most can be found right on this website. If you have any questions whatsoever, please let me know! Thank you so much for visiting my page and reading my story! :)

-Jason

06/03/2024

💚 KIDNEY DONOR NEEDED 💚

🔸Here you can find all information on where, how and who to contact to start the donation process! 🫶🏻

🟠My beautiful wife created this website, check it out🟠

A Kidney For Jason My kidney disease began when I was born and had to have the left one taken out due to being nonfunctional. This was okay because people can live a normal, full life with just one kidney! However, I was experiencing bladder reflux and had to have ureteral reimplantation surgery at 2 months old then p...

05/27/2024

🩸Please help by sharing my page
A Kidney For Jason 🩸

🟠Medical expenses: medicine and dialysis

https://www.gofundme.com/f/medical-expense-help-for-endstage-kidney-disease

👨‍💻Read my story and willing to start the process:
https://nkr.org/BZK463

🙋‍♀️🙋OR CONTACTING MY LIVING DONOR COORDINATORS🙋‍♀️🙋

🏩 Augusta University (WellStar MCG) (Augusta, GA)
Kate Hefner
(706) 721-3773
[email protected]

https://www.augustahealth.org/kidney-and-pancreas-transplant/living-donor

🏩 Piedmont Transplant Institute (Atlanta, GA)
Olivia Pruett
(404) 605-2950
[email protected]

https://www.piedmont.org/transplant/services-treatments/ContentPage.aspx?nd=624

🏩 Medical University of SC (Charleston, SC)
-No direct contact person-
To speak with a member of the Living Donor Program team call 843-792-5097

https://muschealth.org/medical-services/transplant/living-donation

🏩 Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (Winston-Salem, NC)
Colleen Sheehan
(336) 713-5675
[email protected]

https://www.wakehealth.edu/specialty/a/abdominal-organ-transplant-program/living-donor-program

🩵 I want to thank my FAMILY and FRIENDS for everything. I love you all!!🫂

Living Kidney Donor A living kidney donor is someone who is willing to voluntarily donate their kidney to someone who needs a new one.

05/06/2024

Please share!!

05/01/2024

🩸Please help by sharing my page
A Kidney For Jason 🩸

🟠Medical expenses: medicine and dialysis

https://www.gofundme.com/f/medical-expense-help-for-endstage-kidney-disease

👨‍💻Read my story and willing to start the process:
https://nkr.org/BZK463

🙋‍♀️🙋OR CONTACTING MY LIVING DONOR COORDINATORS🙋‍♀️🙋

🏩 Augusta University (WellStar MCG) (Augusta, GA)
Kate Hefner
(706) 721-3773
[email protected]

https://www.augustahealth.org/kidney-and-pancreas-transplant/living-donor

🏩 Piedmont Transplant Institute (Atlanta, GA)
Olivia Pruett
(404) 605-2950
[email protected]

https://www.piedmont.org/transplant/services-treatments/ContentPage.aspx?nd=624

🏩 Medical University of SC (Charleston, SC)
-No direct contact person-

https://muschealth.org/medical-services/transplant/living-donation

🏩 Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (Winston-Salem, NC)
Colleen Sheehan
(336) 713-5675
[email protected]

https://www.wakehealth.edu/specialty/a/abdominal-organ-transplant-program/living-donor-program

🩵 I want to thank my FAMILY and FRIENDS for everything. I love you all!!🫂

Living Kidney Donor A living kidney donor is someone who is willing to voluntarily donate their kidney to someone who needs a new one.

04/24/2024

A few things I want you all to know about sharing your spare:

🟢 You do NOT need to be a match to
donate! 🧬 👥

🟢 It cost NOTHING out of pocket
(minus gas ⛽️ for driving) for a potential donor to get tested OR to have surgery and follow up care. 🏩

🟢 Donors are usually out of the hospital within 24-48 hrs after surgery and can return to their NORMAL LIFE within 4-6 weeks! 🤸🏼‍♀️💼

I have TONS of resources to share with anyone who is interested in becoming a potential donor.
I’ve gone through the process myself *twice* and can tell you the in’s and outs.

Regardless of the outcome, you will have the opportunity to find out important information regarding YOUR OWN HEALTH that you don’t get from annuals at your primary doctor. At NO expense!

You can even explore all the options anonymously if you wish. No one has to know. Not even us!

We’re currently working with these four transplant centers who each have amazing living donor teams that are eagerly waiting to get you started with testing!

✨🗣️Please share this info with any and everyone you know. 🗣️✨

I have a great feeling that someone, somewhere out there has a kidney to share with me. Let’s find them! 🫂🫶🏻😁

Living Donor Coordinators:

🏩 Augusta University (WellStar MCG) (Augusta, GA)
Kate Hefner
(706) 721-3773
[email protected]

https://www.augustahealth.org/kidney-and-pancreas-transplant/living-donor

🏩 Piedmont Transplant Institute (Atlanta, GA)
Olivia Pruett
(404) 605-2950
[email protected]

https://www.piedmont.org/transplant/services-treatments/ContentPage.aspx?nd=624

🏩 Medical University of SC (Charleston, SC)
-No direct contact person-

https://muschealth.org/medical-services/transplant/living-donation

🏩 Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (Winston-Salem, NC)
Colleen Sheehan
(336) 713-5675
[email protected]

https://www.wakehealth.edu/specialty/a/abdominal-organ-transplant-program/living-donor-program

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