<div>Hi, my name is Diana and I am fundraising for my nephew Isaac Shakespear. Isaac was born and is living without kidneys. He beat a universally fatal condition and has now reached the requirements to receive a lifesaving kidney transplant. All funds raised for Isaac will be used to support Isaac and the costs associated with his transplant and the care needed throughout his medical procedures and beyond.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>His parents have shared a little of his story below:
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>In July 2021, our baby boy was diagnosed with Bilateral Renal Agenesis (BRA) at 19 weeks gestation. Formerly known as Potters Syndrome, BRA is the complete absence of kidneys and bladder. This condition is considered universally fatal, with babies dying within minutes or hours of birth from underdeveloped lungs. When we received the news, we left St George, UT to Los Angeles, CA. In LA we pursued a trial for multiple amnioinfusions to replace the natural amniotic fluid to give our Isaac a chance to live. During those weekly aminoinfusions, the amniotic sac developed a leak and we had to stop infusion early.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Isaac was too small to get the necessary surgeries in LA so we moved north to Palo Alto, where the doctors at Stanford took over Isaacs care. Isaac was born at 33 weeks, and 4.5 lbs. He battled many challenges over 6 months and was able to overcome every single one. He was finally stable enough to leave the NICU after 6 months and was transferred back to Utah in late April 2022. He spent a few weeks at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City before being discharged on May 5, 2022. After 10 long months we were able to move back home to St George.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Isaac has been receiving 11-12 hours of peritoneal dialysis every night at home since his discharge. As his parents, we hook him up and unhook him each day. Isaac is also fed through a feeding tube, he does not eat because his dialysis makes him nauseous. Isaac has therapy and medical appointments nearly every day and travels to Primary Childrens Hospital every month for a dialysis clinic. He is now 15 months old and has reached the size for a kidney transplant.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>The journey to this point has been long and difficult, but we are far from the finish line. Isaac is scheduled to be worked up for transplant at both Primary Children’s and Stanford. We are working to find the right match and the right care to make sure he has a successful transplant and gets a shot at a full life. We have medical insurance but it will not cover all of the many transplant related expenses as well as the indefinite follow up care Isaac will need for the rest of his life.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>We are asking for any help with his transplant and follow-up care. We embarked on this journey knowing that if Isaac didn’t survive, the experience of treating him would benefit other babies. Now he continues to pioneer the path for other babies world wide to beat BRA and other kidney issues. The physician team treating Isaac are believers in this treatment and are already looking at new equipment and techniques to help others like Isaac. We want to make sure he gets the best care for himself and all the babies that will follow. If you can help at all with the financial cost of this treatment, it would be appreciated.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Respectfully,
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Kasey &amp; Kristen Shakespear
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>More ways to donate and to learn more about Isaac:
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><button data-competitor="competitor-link" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener"><button data-competitor="competitor-link" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">https://paypal.me/kristenshakespear?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US</button></button>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><button data-competitor="competitor-link" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener"><button data-competitor="competitor-link" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">https://www.venmo.com/u/Kristen-Shakespear</button></button>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bornwithoutkidneys_survivor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bornwithoutkidneys_survivor/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/bornwithoutkidneys_survivor/</a></a>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1079047516264392/permalink/1353131168856024?mibextid=W9rl1R" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1079047516264392/permalink/1353131168856024/?mibextid=W9rl1R" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1079047516264392/permalink/1353131168856024/?mibextid=W9rl1R</a></a>
</div>

BORN WITHOUT KIDNEYS- Isaac's Transplant Fund

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

adyen_v6_suspend_unsuspend_TEST01

adyen_v6_suspend_unsuspend_PROD

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

externalAccountHolderAccountCode

Adyen Account Holders with a large number of accounts

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

paymentProcessor

Users Receiving Failed KYC Notifications

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; 

countryCode

Recurring donations audience

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

Streaming widgets beta user

3DS payment method

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

currencyCode

Money Box Donation List Prompt Experiment Audience

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

desktop

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

Finland (FI) users

France (FR) users

Luxembourg (LU) users

fundId

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

Version 9.2.1 and above

Austria (AT) users

Netherlands (NL) users

United States (US) users

non-US recurring donors

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Ireland (IE) users

UC Tipping v20250115 International

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

United Kingdom (GB) users

prod_ach_audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

Sweden (SE) users

Norway (NO) users

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

UC Tipping v20250107

en-us

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

Sitewide Banner: Excluded pages

Switzerland (CH) users

Recurring Upsell

Spain (ES) users

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Sitewide Banner: AU + en_AU

Portugal (PT) users

Denmark (DK) users

Australia (AU) users

Android v10.6.0 and above

Italy (IT) users

Everyone except Update Enhancement exclusions

userEmail

NPO profiles test users (prod)

Belgium (BE) users

New funds eligible - Posters v2

fundcountry is US

Germany (DE) users

Optimizely-Generated Audience for Backwards Compatibility

ai_title_page

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

appVersion

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

You’re supporting BORN WITHOUT KIDNEYS- Isaac's Transplant Fund

Your donation will benefit Kristen Shakespear

Your donation

GoFundMe protects your donation