Can the blogosphere find a kidney donor?
Can you get a kidney from the blogosphere – or from Craigslist?
This past Sunday in Manhattan, I met Debbie D. at TheLunchClub.net’’s Q&A with Craig Newmark. Craig Newmark is the founder of Craigslist. For more background on Craigslist, see the profile of craigslist in our Social Network Site Guide.
Debbie is now trying to find a kidney for her brother Neil on Craigslist. Neil is 41, in good health, a non-smoker and non-drug-user. He’s married and has an 8-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy. In early 2004, on a regular annual checkup, his doctor said, “The tests say you’re in renal failure. How could that be?”
After more tests, it turned out that Neil had a rare blood cancer, and one of the symptoms is renal failure. Neil has had to quit his job as a mortgage broker, and for the past 10 months, he has been undergoing chemotherapy and dialysis simultaneously. By coincidence, he has the same doctor who has been working with basketball player Alonzo Mourning, who recently received a kidney transplant.
The doctors have advised him that unless he gets a new kidney, he will need dialysis for the rest of his life. Essentially, this means that 3 days a week, 4 hours a day, he has to be hooked up to a machine which functions as his kidney.
Neil and his family started desperately seeking a kidney. After a few fruitless months, Debbie had an idea: why not post on Craigslist? In two years, she had already used Craigslist to buy and sell things, to find some short-term jobs, “to meet some very psychotic men”, and even to find a puppy for her other brother.
Last year, she even responded to an ad from the TV show, “Livin’ it up with Ali and Jack”, which was seeking a “very 70s-style room” to redo. Debbie suggested that the TV show redo her brother’s old bedroom, which was an exemplar of tacky 70s fashion. “Livin’ it up with Ali and Jack” came in for a day and a half and completely redid the room—while filming Debbie and Neil wearing afros and disco dancing.
So, why not use Craigslist to find a kidney?
Debbie posted an ad under the “General” category in 10 major U.S. cities. The ad read:
A Long Shot But Worth A Try…
Let me start off by saying that there are some very extraordinary people in the world, who do huge things from the goodness of their heart and for no other reason. I understand most cannot do this, including myself, and therefore respect everyone’’s beliefs, decisions and feelings on things. Having said that, my brother will soon need a kidney transplant, and while family members are being tested to see if anyone is a match, I wanted to cover as much ground as possible in the search for a donor. His kidneys failed last year when he was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer. One symptom of this cancer is kidney failure. Now that he underwent chemotherapy and stem-cell transplant (his own cells were transplanted once the cancer was wiped out), the doctors said we can move on to the next issue which is finding a kidney donor.
A bit about my brother: His Blood Type is A. He is 41yo and otherwise healthy. He was never a drinker, drug-user or smoker. He was never much of a junk food eater and he has played basketball for 20+ years. He is also the father of two young children. While waiting for a kidney match, my brother has to go to dialysis three days a week for four hours each day. He is hooked up to a machine for all those hours. Dialysis takes away a lot of life’’s quality and leaves my brother tired, drained and sometimes causes nausea, headaches and leg cramps. He cannot pick up or play with his children as he used to. If you or someone you know is willing to donate a kidney please let me know. Anyone willing to do this would of course have to be tested to see if he/she is a match. Your blood type should be A or O. I know this is a long shot but one never knows without asking. If you are willing to donate your kidney please contact me. I will give you all of the information needed. Please consider giving the gift of life. Thank you!!
*For those of you who”d want to help but can”t bring yourself to do so, don”t feel bad at all. Personally, the mere sight of a needle freaks me out so I truly understand.
I think this will be helpful to anyone considering donating a kidney:
Click on the link below- when on the page click on View Webcast Preview on the right side, in the box titled Webcast Center (4th up from bottom)
http://www.or-live.com/meritcare/1145/
Click on the link below- once on the page, scroll to the middle of page and click on
“View Living Kidney Donation Video.” (It’’s underneath Laparoscopic Kidney Removal)http://www.umm.edu/transplant/
To get in touch, please contact “jadjfd at yahoo dot com”.
Debbie and Neil posted on numerous other sites, but the only sites that generated inquiries from real potential donors were Craigslist and MatchingDonors.com. On his MatchingDonors.com site, Neil got over 800 hits.
From Craigslist alone, Debbie got a total of six serious people who were interested in donating. Among them were:
+ A man in Williamsburg wrote to say that he had received a kidney from his brother four years ago. He offered to share his experiences in going through the process, which Neil very much appreciated. Unfortunately, he did not have a spare kidney to donate.
+ A woman from Queens responded, met with Neil, got tested, and decided in the end not to donate. She said that giving up a body part was just too much for her.
+ A 20-year-old woman from Nigeria (now living in the US) who had found an apartment and two roommates on Craigslist. She met Neil, got tested, but unfortunately she was not a match.
+ A man from Los Angeles wrote to say that he also needs a new kidney, since his current kidney was only 20% functional. He will need to start dialysis in 6 months. He said he wanted Debbie’s advice, particularly about her experience using Craigslist. He too was placing ads on Craigslist when he discovered Debbie’s ad.
The Angeleno mentioned that he had received an inquiry from a woman in Texas. Unfortunately, the doctors had said that the Texan was not able to donate to the Californian because of incompatible blood types. (Perhaps red state blood doesn”t go into blue state bodies?). The Texan woman’’s roommate is now being tested for compatibility.
However, both the Texan and Neil had Type A blood. So the Angeleno forwarded the Texan’s email to Debbie, and the two spoke.
The Texas woman is now undergoing a series of tests at Mt. Sinai hospital. Debbie is optimistic that she’ll be a match. Debbie found the personal website of the Texan, and noticed that she had been involved in organizing a breast cancer fundraiser because her mom was a breast cancer survivor.
So we hope for good news soon.
Sites like eBay and Craigslist have business models that probably would not work in many societies. Both of these sites are mechanisms for complete strangers to connect with one another and make transactions. Whenever you enter a business transaction, you run the risk of being cheated. However, over 30% of Americans believe, “most people can be trusted.” (Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone (New York: Touchstone Books, 2000), 140.). That trust makes these sites work.
Of course, there are always criminals. eBay has a large staff of security people who chase down miscreants; Craig Newmark has his “keyboard of justice.”. Inevitably, some slime seeps through. But these companies make it just difficult enough to be slimey that millions of people feel comfortable using these sites, even to the point of offering body parts to complete strangers.
Debbie recommends the following links, if you want to learn more about kidney donation:
+ “So far five members of the Falsey clan have donated kidneys— and they’re not done yet”
+ (UNOS) United Network for Organ Sharing
There is a significant amount of controversy over the possibility of donating organs to strangers. Robert Cranston of the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity lists some concerns, and USA Today has covered the controversy.
In America, we allow consenting adults to do just about anything to or with one another, with some exceptions….e.g., employers are prohibited from employing people at a rate below the minimum wage. I think it’s beautiful that the internet is allowing consenting adults to help one another in such a powerful and deep way.
Please spread this story. I personally spoke with Debbie and Neil, and hope that the blogosphere can help them. It will be a good reason to give thanks on Thanksgiving.
UPDATE: I just received the email below from Robert Berend
(rberend at igc dot org):
Hi. I am the guy mentioned as the Angeleno in the article with kidney function under 20%. Just to clarify, I live in the SF area, but was raised in LA. I’ve been trading some emails with Debbie, and yes, got her in touch with Rhonda. The woman from TX actually was not a compatible blood type, so the doctors at UCSF suggested she not donate. However, her roommate is also able to donate to me, and, at present, his blood is being tested as step one. We hope that he will be a match…so I can have a transplant in January 2005. Should you wish to mention me (five other potential donors or so have either changed their minds or been found ineligible) to further the cause of organ donation, Craig, or other…you have my permission, and I’d be glad to have people contact me. BTW, I’m getting married in two weeks.
Thank you. Robert Berend 510 527 5332
UPDATE 2: Neil and Debbie Diamond were the front page story in today’’s New York Daily News. They also appeared tonight on Channel 9 news (NYC). There is one significant error in how the story is presented in the NY Daily News: Neil is not “dying”, but is merely ill. His condition is manageable. Of course, his situation would be much better if he were to receive a new kidney.
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Can the blogosphere and social networking help find a kidney donor?
My coauthor David Teten met a woman last week who is trying to find a kidney donor for her brother on Craigslist. We”re trying to help her out by spreading the story to the blogosphere, Ecademy, and other social networking sites:
Trackback by Ecademy Blogs — 11/21/2004 @ 19:56
Hi. I am the guy mentioned as the Angeleno in the article with kidney function under 20%. Just to clarify, I live in the SF area, but was raised in LA. I”ve been trading some emails with Debbie, and yes, got her in touch with the other potential donor. That potential donor actually was not a compatible blood type, so the doctors at UCSF suggested she not donate. However, her roommate is also able to donate to me, and, at present, his blood is being tested as step one. We hope that he will be a match…so I can have a transplant in January 2005. Should you wish to mention me (five other potential donors or so have either changed their minds or been found ineligible) to further the cause of organ donation, Craig, or other…you have my permission, and I”d be glad to have people contact me. BTW, I”m getting married in two weeks.
Thank you. Robert Berend 510 527 5332
Comment by Robert Berend — 11/21/2004 @ 22:02
Kidney Donation anyone?
Craig posted this on his blog. I think it is fascinating, so I”m giving you the link. A woman is seeking a kidney donor for her older brother. Interested?
Trackback by leahj.blog-city.com — 11/24/2004 @ 00:40
Hi. I”m Debbie, Neil’’s sister and looking desperately for a kidney for Neil. I want to thank David, Craig and all of those who are placing this story on their site and passing the word along. We just found out two family members who have gone through all the tests are sadly not a match. I really hope we can find Neil a donor asap. Our dad was on dialysis for 6+ years and unfortunately never got a kidney. Dialysis really took the life out of him after being on it for so long and made his arms very purplish and bumpy. We lost our dad this past summer. He and Neil’’s reasons for being on dialysis are irrelevant to one another- our dad’’s diabetes is what lead to kidney failure and then dialysis. Please read the links that I provided on David’’s blog so you can see people who have donated and received a kidney. Thanks to all for reading. Wishing everyone good health!!
Comment by Debbie — 11/25/2004 @ 12:43
I”m trying to reach Debbie to feature her search in the NY Daily News. Please send contact info or have her call me at 212-210-1616. We”re hoping to do a story today (Sunday, Nov. 28).
Thanks!
Comment by Nancy Dillon — 11/28/2004 @ 14:49
Nancy Dillon from the Daily News interviewed by phone my brother and I. We saw the paper today and were outraged!!!!! We are on the front cover and Nancy out and out lied!! How dare they interview us only to tel their own version of the story- talk about Sensationalism and a rag of a paper!! My brother Neil is NOT dying. They made that part up. And they know his kids can read!! Neil and I have been contacted by several tv, radio and news people, all of which were told that he is NOT dying and the Daily News wrote that for their own sensationalism. I am sorry that they used us this way and chose to lie. I did not realize how much of a rag that paper actually is. i believed they”d write the truth but I was naive. My brother is so embarrassed that they said he’’s dying. We do not want to deceive anyone into thinking he’’s dying so they will consider donating a kidney. We have yet to receive an apology from Nancy Dillon who wrote the story or the Daily News itself. Hopefully the story will be retracted in tomorrow’’s paper otherwise attorney’’s will have to be sought. Fortunately I have all the emails and ads I posted with the truth in them. My family, friends, neighbors, etc. are all very distraught about this!
Comment by Debbie — 11/29/2004 @ 09:54
Well I got an apology and the story will be corrected in tomorrow’’s Daily News paper. Apology below:
Debbie, Please, please, please know that I had no idea the word “dying” was going to end up in the headline. I used the word “ailing” in the story. When I left the office last night, the story was about an “ailing” Queens dad. When I looked at the photo I also saw that Neil looks strong. An editor’s error landed the word “dying” on the front page. If you’d like to talk to an editor here to confirm this, please let me know. It is my sincere intention to correct this mistake. I’ve already talked to my bosses, and we can run a new story tomorrow that talks about the response we’re getting (which is great…I already have a few names and numbers to pass along) and makes it absolutely clear that Neil is not dying. I hope you will still be willing to work with me. Really I just want to help. Please believe me. With sincere apologies,Nancy
Comment by debbie — 11/29/2004 @ 11:17
debbie…first of all..big hugs,…and keep up the good fight…it’’s like anything else in life…always a battle to stay on the good side.
although i haven”t seen you or neil in quite some time,i think of the golobe family cuzzins club, and the fun we used to have….and when ever i see or speak to your mom, i always send our love….
i haven”t had the opportunity to meet neil’’s wife or children, but i certainly hope to at sometime in the future…….
speaking from experience,,,,NEVER let the negativity overpower you…
sticking with it, will always turn disaster into victory…..
you stay well….and give brother a big hug from irene and me….
your california cuz….norby
Comment by cuzzin norby — 11/29/2004 @ 12:47
Debbie best of wishes to you & your brother.
If i could help I will be more than happy to
Comment by Nicole — 11/29/2004 @ 16:07
Debbie…what you are doing is a great idea. When I saw your story on the news, I immediately turned on the computer to check this site for more info. I wish I could have helped, but my blood type is B+. Good luck!!
Comment by Dawn Marszalek — 11/29/2004 @ 17:30
THIS STORY REALLY TOUCHED ME AND HAS GIVEN ME HOPE, I TOO HAVE A 27 YEAR OLD SISTER IN NEED FOR A KIDNEY, SHE HAS BEEN ON A WAITING LIST FOR THREE YEARS NOW. SHE HAS AN A POSITIVE BLOOD TYPE AND IF BY SOME MIRACLE SOMEONE OUT THERE IS WILLING TO GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE PLEASE CALL 718-326-3845.
Comment by GLORIA IRIZARRY — 11/29/2004 @ 18:36
debbie… you might want to try contacting gary null at (garynull.com)
good luck…sincerely
Comment by joe — 11/29/2004 @ 20:16
Joe-
Who is Gary Null?
Comment by debbie — 11/29/2004 @ 22:45
hey debbie,
My name is John and I live in NYC and I have an extra kidney and would like to help but do not know what to do. I do not even know my blood typr but if you can tell me how I could get started into seeing if I am a possible match then call me or contact me Via email at Johnnicco@aol.com or call me my # is 718 331-5646 . I am 28 years old and in pretty good shape I don”t know what else to say other than I am willing to help if possible by donating my extra kidey and If not then stay strong you guys will find a donor soon enough and i pray that I am a match . God bless!
John nicco
Comment by John Nicco Monroe — 11/29/2004 @ 22:53
If someone had told me a year ago that this would be happening here, I wouldn”t have believed them. The power of the Web to reach out and make a difference never ceases to amaze me. Hi, Debbie and Neil, and best of luck in your quest.
On a different note, it turns out this is NOT the first time a call for kidney donors was made on a blog! Last year, Dave Winer let the world know via his blog that his friend Dave Jacobs needed a kidney transplant. Unfortunately, in spite of ample publicity, Dave is still waiting for an O+ donor.
So if any of you prospective donors are O+ and not a match for Neil, please consider contacting Dave at 415-264-6444, or send email to bigdave@sfjacobs.com.
Comment by Scott Allen — 11/30/2004 @ 00:25
Id like to help if I can.. I am a 35 yo healthy male. What steps can I take?
Comment by David — 11/30/2004 @ 01:05
Neil, quite a few years from Lakonda & DC/Maryland area. I am so sorry to hear about your condition. My prayers to you and your family. Lets try to get together to talk about old times. Of course I will spread your message to whomever I can in your search for a new organ.
Comment by Bruce Schreiber — 11/30/2004 @ 01:36
I am also waiting for a kidney, I”m 45 years old and have a 13 year old daughter. I am on the list at St. Barnabas in Livingston NJ. I also go 3 days a week for 3 1/2 hours, I have had complications and survived them all. I have been on the waiting list for 2 1/2 years in hopes to receive a kidney, but the waiting is horrible.
Good luck to you and your brother.
Comment by Paula Shanley — 11/30/2004 @ 17:17
there is a comment on my blog of a potential donor.
http://leahj.blog-city.com/read/925098.htm
Comment by leah — 12/1/2004 @ 16:53
My sister is a real miracle, but I want to help it continue. Her kidney she recieved 31 yrs. ago from a cadaver(possibly longest ever), is failing. Going back on dialysis is obviously devastating. Her story is incredible, and inspiring for anyone who wonders “How long will it last?” A living donor is the only option. Her blood type is “B” but “O” will work. She is currently on lists in the NY, NJ, PA area, and all interested can contact St.Barnabas Hospital, Livingston N.J..As a brother who helped put the tubing through the machine, many years ago,(we had one in our basement), and watched my sister put those needles in her own arm, and eventually could not, so my Mom had to do it. Well, a lot of years have gone by, I thought my sister would live for ever. She certainly is the type of person, if you knew her, would give you the shirt off her back and help you learn how wear it. I am deeply emotional right now writing this, especially when so many people are waiting for their “first” kidney. I hope you all understand I am just trying to be a good brother. God bless you all.
Comment by Burt Douglas — 12/1/2004 @ 20:58
Burt Douglas- I have a question for you but you left no contact info. If you see this please leave an email or number where you can be reached. Thanks.
Comment by Debbie — 12/1/2004 @ 21:51
This is Burt Douglas, sorry about that Debbie. I”m sort of new at this. I can be reached during the day at 570.421.0845.
Comment by Burt Douglas — 12/2/2004 @ 10:20
hey there. hope alls going well. i to have a son 14 years old.he has overcome must of his challeges.but now he is in kidney failure his is on hemodialysis.hopfully some day getting a kidney transplant.so we understand.are prays are with you and your family.the best for you all.christine mcginnis long island n.y.
Comment by christine mcginnis — 12/2/2004 @ 20:23
i dont know what is uri, but i am o pos blood type, so Dave can give me a call at 7578201564… i am willing to help.
Comment by janelle windsor — 12/3/2004 @ 13:44
This is all a terrible indictment of the medical madness that runs this country and too many others.! There is no reason for all these people to suffer so much. The US govt will not allow donors to receive compensation, but the hospital can charge all sorts of exorbitant fees for the surgery. If donors were able to collect financial rewards, there would be no shortage of organs. I”ve been a blood donor since age 18 — never received a penny in payment. But the Red Cross SELLS the blood to hospitals!!!!! How ethical is that? Why can the ARC make money but not a regular citizen?
If the govt would be more intelligent about the whole thing, there would be no more waiting lists.
Everyone involved with a loved one who is dying needlessly for lack of an organ should agitate for a change in the archaic laws that prevent people from getting paid for such a huge sacrifice.
Comment by Winn — 12/3/2004 @ 21:22
My son, who is only 26 years old, has been back on dialysis for almost three years now, after losing a cadaver-donated transplant only three years after he receiving it at UCSF. He was diagnosed with Berget’’s syndrome at 18 years old, a week after graduating from high school in Walnut Creek. He has been hospitalized several times for high blood pressure, due to the delicacy of maintaining the correct levels of the six different medications he is required to take daily. His last stay was just a week ago, during Thanksgiving, with a blood pressure of over 200 b.p.m. Being the only one in the family with blood type A, I was tested when he first became ill, but doctor’’s at UCSF determined my health was was too risky and rejected me as a candidate. He is now back on the waiting list, with thousands of others, and we”re not sure if and when he”ll be able to receive another kidney. He is currently enrolled in college and is trying to keep up with his studies, but dealing with the exhaustion that comes from dialysis three times a week makes it extremely difficult. For all of his suffering and dedication to make the best of his life, he remains my biggest inspiration. My only Christmas wish this year is that there will be Christmas “Miracle” and he”ll be given another chance to live a normal life by receiving a kidney. Please pray for him and pass this along to Santa when you see him. Thanks!
Comment by Janice Vinco — 12/4/2004 @ 22:53
My wife Sue donated a kidney to one of her brothers, so I know somesthing of the tension of the search for a match.
Yesterday I read an article of two couples. The wife of family A donated a kidney to the wife in family B. The husband in family B donated a kidney to the husband in family A. Live donors are in short supply.
I am told these two couples are an example of one way to speed the process: matching impacted families who do not have a donor match within their own family members.
I think this new approach is great. There may be a need for a centralized information exchange.
Ed
Comment by Ed Runner — 12/7/2004 @ 19:10
I am trying to locate a kidney donor for a dear friend. Will be willing to send a kid to college.
Comment by Belle Prosser — 1/4/2005 @ 15:36
I have recently created a website for Kidney related Information, and I was surprised to see the amount of kidney Donation ads that appeared in my adsense. I am curious how effective this is and if so, it is something to consider when looking for a donor.
Comment by Charlie — 1/5/2005 @ 06:47
I donated a kidney to my husband in 2002; I had to research everything on “Google” , I would hope everyone who can donate will step up to the plate and just do it. And yes, kidney failure does mean you are dying, without transplant or dialysis you are turned over to hospice.
Comment by Jan — 1/25/2005 @ 15:19
My comments will not be useful for helping Neil with a transplant, but perhaps you can lead me to a solution for my problem. I am also a hemodiallysis patient and have recently been diagnosed with colon and liver cancer. My local oncologist here in Conroe, Texas and the olcologist with MD Anderson cancer hospital in Houston have not been able to find a chemo drug whcih is safe to use while I am on dialysis. It sounds like Neil is taking chemo treatment while he is also taking dialysis. I was wondering if Neil or Debbie could give me a clue on what type chemo he is taking. If so I can tell my doctor and let him check it out to see if I could use it. I would be most grateful if you could respond.
Thanks, Stan
Comment by Stan Fleetwood — 12/2/2005 @ 18:26
I have been blessed with three functioning kidneys. Anyone interested in needing a kidney contact me. My blood type is O+ and I would love to help someone who is suffering from kidney failure. Please call me at 724-424-2792.
Comment by Brenda Stein — 12/5/2005 @ 05:20
Well, here’’s one I hope to never hear about again…my sister received a new heart in what could have been nothing more than a miracle. However, her kidneys were failing by the time the heart became available, so she too will be on dialysis for the rest of her life. I want to know, how can I go about finding out if I am a match to donate one of my kidneys to her. I live in Hawaii and she is in upstate NY. I wanted to know how I could be tested here to see if I”m a match for her. Then I would make the arrangements to go there when the time came. I tried to find her doctor’’s email or phone number and haven”t come up with one yet.
Does anyone have any information on how to go about this? I really don”t know where to begin. Thank you.
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One has nothing to lose, only gain. There is hope out there for people who are believers in holistic approaches.
There is a herb called SIX FLAVOR REHMANNI EXTRACT, English for LIU WEI DI HUANG WAN. It is inexpensive and can be gotten at your local China Town (on the internet the cost is much higher). What one needs to do once they purchase this is to get to a kinisiologist, which may also be chiropracter. They will tell you at what dosage to start, as it is different for each person. Once that is established, one needs to get hold of a doctor who is familiar with herbs (preferably a Chinese or you can have someone who speaks Chinese translate), to see the medications you are taking will not interfere.
I personally spoke to two people, one in their 80′’s who had been on dialysis for two years and thank G-d are off with their own kidney doing the work.
Comment by Liah — 12/4/2006 @ 04:15
TO ALL SINGLE WOMEN, BE CAREFUL, HE COULD BE AFTER YOUR KIDNEY. My last relationship ended because of renal failure, that is, I realized he was grooming me to be a kidney donor (so romantic, right away he wants to get engaged and talk about marriage to a woman with absolutely no money and who is nine years older and in her sixties)…just watch out if he reacts like he just won the lottery if he finds out you are in excellent health, have no dependents, are a compatible blood type, and by the way, I found out tissue matching is not that bit an issue because of improved antirejection drugs. Good luck to the people seeking donors, but please don”t date me for my body parts. Oh yeah, if you are in L.A., he is a nurse at a major Westside hospital, enough said.
Comment by Jodi Dash — 5/30/2007 @ 12:42
My husband has been on peritonial dyalysis for a year and a half. He is 54 yo and is in nthe best health due to preparations for a kidney transplant, his sister in law has offered her kidney and is a match. Unfortunately now, because of issues with her labs, due to incompetence by the lab (losing samples, contaminating samples, etc) she has had to redo much of the testing. Our transplant co-ordinator who is with a very highly rated so cal transplant hospital now says that if this one last re-test doesn”t come back perfect, they will no longer continue testing her, causing us to search for a new donor. The need for kidney donors is huge. We are all so dependent on people doing their jobs efficiently and carefully.If you are a donor or are receiving a transplant, stay on top of your co-ordinator and make sure the information you receive is timely and correct. We are 7 days away from the expected surgery and now find out that it is being postponed for at least another 2 months, if the transplant is going ahead. My husband is dying. His blood type is A+. If there is anyone out there who may want to help, please respond to this blog.
Comment by Mikie — 9/15/2007 @ 22:09
I still believe that a miracle will happen. That someone belonging to ”O” blood group will write to me to donate his kidney to someone who is still smiling, knowing what is waiting if I do not find a donor.Is there an angel out there? hopeinhislight@yahoo.com
Comment by Kristina — 9/24/2007 @ 01:51