Monica needs a kidney

Some of you may already know that Monica has chronic kidney disease. What you may not know that her kidney function has worsened to the point where she now needs dialysis.

Regular dialysis can keep her alive, but will be hard on her body and other organs, and her quality of life will suffer. She needs a kidney donor.

A transplant could give her a longer, healthier, more normal life—and more time with the people she loves.

But the reality is that getting a donor kidney is not easy. About 100,000 people nationwide are waiting for a deceased donor kidney. The average wait time in the United States is five years or more. Some people will wait for years, and many of them will die while waiting.

Asking another person to consider donating a kidney to Monica is difficult, but it greatly improves her chances of getting a transplant.

If you’d like to learn more about becoming a living donor for her, please call the number in the above photo for specific instructions on how to start the process to see if you would be a viable donor. We encourage you to learn more about living donation by visiting the National Kidney Foundation at kidney.org/ livingdonation.

This is scary and surreal, but if you know us and our family you know how strong of a support system she has. And while we do have health insurance and a steady income, we are hoping to raise funds to assist with expenses a living donor may incur if they need to take extended time off from work to recover from their surgery, and also to help with the assorted out of pocket expenses that come with a major medical procedure such as this. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, and much love to you all.