Praying for a kidney for Dawon

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Living Kidney Donor please contact
[Vidant Medical Center] ask for living kidney donor coordinator at (252) 744-2620.

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New York, NY

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+19292777565

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https://www.ecuhealth.org/services/transplant/kidney-transplant/

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Hello! Family & Friends

As you may or may not know, back in May 2018 I develop kidney disease, and my kidneys have stopped working. I'm in need of getting a kidney transplant, which will give me my best chance of living a long time. It would also give me more freedom and energy to do the things I love to do.

I could wait for a kidney from a donor who has died, but it takes a long time. There are almost 100,000 people on the waitlist already, and not very many people die in a way that lets them donate. I may have to spend 5-7 years on the waitlist before I get a kidney that will work for me.

I’m glad to have dialysis to keep me alive while I wait, but doing it 4 days a week for 3.5 hours takes a lot of time and can cause more health problems. Doing dialysis sometimes leaves me drain and tired not only physical but emotional and mental and all I can do is sleep. So, I’m hoping that I can get a transplant sooner rather than later so I can do more with my family.

I could get a transplant within a year if someone decides to donate a kidney to me. Living donors don’t have to be biologically related to me, but our blood types ( O+) would need to work well together. Also, living donors can’t donate if they have diabetes, kidney problems, or high blood pressure that can’t be lowered with medicine.

I’m asking for your help to spread the word. If you want to help share my need for a donor with your friends and family, I would appreciate it. It’s very hard to bring this up with people myself. It’s possible that one of them, or someone they know, would want to help me or someone else. If you want to learn more, visit www.TransplantLiving.org

Finally, I want to ask you to consider becoming a donor for me. I know this is a personal decision that isn’t right for everyone. Your blood type do not have to be O+ or O- to be compatible with me. The donor may be a blood relative or friend who wants to donate, but they do not match the recipient. Transplantation is still possible through paired kidney exchange, also known as a kidney swap that which connects pairs of compatible recipients and donors. Paired kidney exchange can be between two pairs of people — or more

Donor 1 gives to Recipient 2 and Donor 2 gives to Recipient 1

If you want to learn more, the website I mentioned above has videos of actual living donors telling their stories. Please know that if you don’t want to consider living donation, I understand and honor your decision. I promise it won’t change our relationship or how I feel about you.If you want more information about living donation, please contact [Vidant Medical Center] ask for living kidney donor coordinator at (252) 744-2620. They’ll be glad to answer your questions. Or at http://www.vidanthealth.com/Services-Treatments/Treatments/Kidney-Transplant#

Thank you for taking the time to read this and for caring about me.

Sincerely, Dawon Lee