Chris Needs a Kidney

11/17/2025

Update: it’s been a while! Chris Phinney has the CT to see how the watchman procedure worked, If it is. Lotting the way it should. The hope was after this CT he would be off of the Plaviz which is a blood thinner. The doctor was happy with what he saw, but not enough to be off of the Plavix. So, we are still where we were. Not able to be listed for a deceased donor. We will check again in 4 1/2 months and hopefully this will change. Right now Chris’ only option for a kidney is a living donor. This could change, but right now that’s our option. You only need one kidney to live. We are just waiting for out miracle! Please share!

11/02/2025

You only need 1 kidney!

10/03/2025

🙏Prayers for. Chris today as he has another surgery. This guy has had so many surgeries in the last 6 months. We keep saying this is going to be the last, then they find another one that is needed. We are hopeful this is the last one before any transplant. After this one it will be 6 months for recovery. If you are able to donate please reach out to MGH. We are ready for this chapter to be over… it’s been almost 7 years. We are lucky to have hope, support, and each other to go through this with. 💚

10/01/2025

It’s been a while since we have been updating… we haven’t had too must to share. Chris is still in the same position. Needing a living donor. He does have another heart surgery on Friday. This one is called a Watchman Surgery. This surgery will implement a device into his heart that will stop blood clots and eliminate the need for eloquis. This will hopefully get him back to the list for a deceased donor. We will have to wait another 6 months after the procedure, to be listed again. We are cautiously optimistic that this is it.

Chris has worked so hard to get to this point. He has had countless surgeries over this process. Everytime we feel closer, we hit another wall. We are ready for this chapter to be over. Please continue to share! 🙏

09/12/2025

Life is hard on dialysis. But it is nice to enjoy a concert with my son.

09/08/2025

🙏Please watch this video. It is from someone who has donated before she is explaining her story and how she is doing after transplant.

https://youtu.be/Xdgw7L1_EYk

There are so many people trying to help Chris get a kidney and we are very thankful.

MGH is part of the donor swap and does work with NKR. 💚🧡

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09/06/2025

Hopefully we can get Chris a kidney, before it’s too late! He’s been in dialysis for over 6 years!

Everyone who needs a kidney should get a kidney. Take action: https://support.kidney.org/campaign/612763/donate

08/30/2025

We were able to head up to North Conway for a couple of days! 🌲⛰️

Traveling looks very different for us these days since Chris’s kidney failure. There’s so much planning that goes into even a quick weekend away. For longer trips we bring all the dialysis supplies with us, but we planned this one around treatments so we didn’t have to. Ryan even helped his dad with dialysis Friday while I was at work 💙—a true team effort.

We’ve always loved to travel, but it has slowed down because the planning and prep takes a lot out of me. Still, moments like this weekend mean everything. We even found a spot where Chris could handle a short walk on the side of a mountain—something small but so meaningful. He usually waits in the car while Ryan and I explore. 🗻

We have to be back Sunday for another treatment, but that just makes us treasure this family time even more. 💚 While spontaneous trips aren’t possible right now, we’re grateful for every chance to step away together—and we look forward to the day we can just pick up and go.

Chris is still in need of a kidney. A living donor is his only option, and finding one would mean the world to our family. Please share this page to help us spread the word. 🙏

08/30/2025

Chris will keep fighting until we get a kidney! Keep sharing his page and story!

08/25/2025

Please continue sharing Chris Phinney story. Dialysis is incredibly tough on our family. We do it because we have to, but it feels like we’re in constant survival mode—we don’t even remember what a “normal” life looks like anymore.

Every decision we make has repercussions—whether it’s trying to take a vacation, planning a family night, or spending time with friends. Dialysis takes up 4 ½ hours, 4 days a week, and the later his sessions run, the later we all end up going to bed. It consumes so much of our lives. Every moment of every day is clouded by worry about kidney failure and what comes next.

If you are able to donate, we would be forever grateful. To learn more about becoming a living kidney donor, please visit www.mghlivingdonors.org.

If you cannot donate, please help by sharing Chris’s story with everyone you know. Your support means more than you can imagine.

08/16/2025

🤬Not the best way to end a dialisys treatment at 2:30 in the morning! The waste drain line came out of the tub without us noticing and probably 30-40 liters of waste fluid is leaking in our kitchen/living room. Cleaned it as much as we can tonight, I guess thats a tomorrow problem. Goodnight💤

We really need Chris to get a kidney 💚

08/14/2025

I hope this can be me one day. Out there somewhere is someone that can change my life …. They just don’t know it yet ! Please continue to share . Thank you for everyone’s continued support Kidney Failure Information