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Don Brown, a resident of Bucks County for over 21 years, is battling stage 5 kidney illness and is in the hunt for a dwelling kidney donor.
In January 2023, he’ll endure surgical procedure to take away one among his kidneys, leaving him with lower than 8% kidney operate and certain having to start out dialysis.
A retired engineer and entrepreneur who now spends most of his time serving to others has launched an in depth media marketing campaign to discover a dwelling kidney donor. The seek for a dwelling kidney donor has included billboard promoting, radio spots and social media.
Brown’s group assist consists of founding father of the Widows/Widowers Help Group of Bucks County Widows with almost 400 members, advisor to the Relaxation Connection, a Girls’s Help Group and mentoring younger entrepreneurs.
A dwelling kidney donor will allow Brown to dwell one other 20 years. He’ll use this time to construct a brand new life together with his associate and proceed to offer again to the group, as he has for a few years.
In 2021, 6,542 dwelling donors in North America have donated their kidneys and have reported a profound sense of gratitude and achievement. At any given time, almost 100,000 individuals within the U.S. are on the ready record for kidney transplants.
Widespread considerations that potential donors have associated to the impression donating can have on their very own well being and livelihood are:
– You do not need to be a match to donate a kidney.
– It’s effectively documented that individuals dwell a traditional life with just one kidney.
– Voucher packages assure that the donor or a member of their household can be first in line for a kidney if ever wanted.
And, all prices to the donor are lined.
To donate a kidney or to know extra, go to www.kidney2don.com or contact Ned Brooks, kidney donor and founding father of the Nationwide Kidney Donation Group at nedbrooks@nkdo.org.
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