Debra's Kidney Transplant Fund
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Hi,
I'm Debra Goins. I would like to tell you about the journey God ha blessed me with. God did not promise we would live free of trials, he did leave us with a promise in Joshua 1:5b and again in Hebrew 13:5; I will never leave you nor forsake you. I hold on to His promises as I walk through my journey with kidney disease.
First let me tell you a little bit about me; I live in central Texas. I have been married to my best friend, Ken, for 25 years, we have two kids Meghan (22) and Joshua (21). We attend New Hope FBC where I work with the Children's Ministry. I am currently a student at WGU working towards a BS in Accounting.
My journey began in 2011 when I had a stroke, a year later I was diagnosed with kidney disease. It took a short 6 months for my disease to reach stage 5 renal failure. I am currently on dialysis. I am blessed to be able to take care of my dialysis while I sleep.
My transplant surgery will be done at Methodist Hospital in Houston; I will be required to stay there for 4-6 weeks while they regulate my anti-rejection medication
We are prayng that my husband will be a match. However,Methodist Hospital has a kidney swap program. If my donor is not a match for me yet is a match for another patient and their donor will match me, they will swap the kidneys. My husband will be down for 2 weeks; my husbands company is based in Houston and will hopefully be able to work during my time there.
We have made the dicission to start our Go Fund Me account to cover our expenses after I have my transplant. The expenses we will have in Houston is on top of our regular bills. The gift you give will allow us to pay for our Houston expenses.
A good friend once told me that allowing others to pray for you allows them to receive God's blesseings also. So that being said I covet your prayers, for myself, my family; the medical personnel that will be taking care of me and the doctors who will be performing the transplant.
I thank you in advance for your prayers and your gifts. May God bless each of you.
The Goins Family
I'm Debra Goins. I would like to tell you about the journey God ha blessed me with. God did not promise we would live free of trials, he did leave us with a promise in Joshua 1:5b and again in Hebrew 13:5; I will never leave you nor forsake you. I hold on to His promises as I walk through my journey with kidney disease.
First let me tell you a little bit about me; I live in central Texas. I have been married to my best friend, Ken, for 25 years, we have two kids Meghan (22) and Joshua (21). We attend New Hope FBC where I work with the Children's Ministry. I am currently a student at WGU working towards a BS in Accounting.
My journey began in 2011 when I had a stroke, a year later I was diagnosed with kidney disease. It took a short 6 months for my disease to reach stage 5 renal failure. I am currently on dialysis. I am blessed to be able to take care of my dialysis while I sleep.
My transplant surgery will be done at Methodist Hospital in Houston; I will be required to stay there for 4-6 weeks while they regulate my anti-rejection medication
We are prayng that my husband will be a match. However,Methodist Hospital has a kidney swap program. If my donor is not a match for me yet is a match for another patient and their donor will match me, they will swap the kidneys. My husband will be down for 2 weeks; my husbands company is based in Houston and will hopefully be able to work during my time there.
We have made the dicission to start our Go Fund Me account to cover our expenses after I have my transplant. The expenses we will have in Houston is on top of our regular bills. The gift you give will allow us to pay for our Houston expenses.
A good friend once told me that allowing others to pray for you allows them to receive God's blesseings also. So that being said I covet your prayers, for myself, my family; the medical personnel that will be taking care of me and the doctors who will be performing the transplant.
I thank you in advance for your prayers and your gifts. May God bless each of you.
The Goins Family
Organizer and beneficiary
Debra Goins
Organizer
Leander, TX
Ken Goins
Beneficiary