[Diabetes-talk] Off Topic - Seeking a kidney donor - please forward

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

My brother's a 25-year-old kid waiting for a kidney too. He's not
diabetic, but since birth, has had problems with his renal system. He
was born with one kidney not working and the other with a very low
function, along with other severe problems. Since birth, he's had
several surgeries and one transplant at 16 that failed four years later.
Since the age of 20, he's been on dialysis. Despite this all, he works,
plays in three rock bands and has a steady girlfriend.

A lot of people are on transplant lists. They are all waiting for a
donor match. It's unfortunate but the reality. A lot of attention is
given to this issue, but very few people truly understand it.

Bridgit

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Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Off Topic - Seeking a kidney donor - please
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This is from a diabetic friend of mine that had a pancreas transplant.
At  the time, I thought she was so lucky, as they would not accept me
for several reasons.  One reason was that I already had some kidney
damage and the immune suppressants can do damage to the kidneys.  
This is what happened to my friend Pam.  She does still have her vision,
but now she will be fighting for her life unless she can have a kidney.

I had islet cell transplant several years after her and the suppressants
are not as toxic to the kidneys.  If you know of anyone to whom you can
pass this on, please do!

Thanks,

sally



Hi,

You probably know me from my association with dogs; either PBGVS or
Berger Picards or just dog training in general. I am a 60 year old
living in California on dialysis, thanks to ESRD (End Stage Renal
Disease - kidney failure). I need a match for a donation and would be
willing to pay medical bills for a donor. (I think it is illegal to pay
more.) At any rate, I would appreciate it if you could help me spread
the word. Perhaps someone you know is looking for a way to change their
lives forever and kidney donation would be an easy way to do that and
help someone else at the same time. I am getting desperate.

I am on a donor list for a cadaver kidney which could take up to 7
years. A live donor is so much better because the kidneys are healthier,
as a rule, and the donors do not need 2 to survive. I want to thank my
dear friend of over 30 years, John Cronin, who created this video as
well as his sister and nephew who did the singing and musical
accompaniment. It is truly a precious and thoughtful gift.

Here is what he wrote about it: 

"Hi Everyone, 

My friend Pam needs a kidney transplant, so I wrote a song about it, and
my sister sings it, and my nephew wrote the music. Then I shot the
video. 

I wanted to get it on YouTube, so hopefully, we can find her a donor,
but it's obvious that I don't know the editing program. I'm going to
keep learning the program and re-edit it to clean it up soon.

Here is the URL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGj8T30Rn6s&feature=youtube_gdata

Would really appreciate it you tell your friends about it. It would be
so awesome if we found her a donor!

Love and Aloha, 

John"

Thanks in advance for any consideration you may give me. Please feel
free to forward this video to as many people as you know. I am trying to
reach a wide audience. Pam La Vallee

P.S. If you get it more than once, then just delete the extras. I have
some of you in my address book more than once.  

 

Pam & Doug La Vallee
pbgv_pal at yahoo.com, 
http://www.pbgvpal.com/ 
Toucher L'Ame PBGVs
El Dorado, CA
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