By writer to bringmethenews.com
A neighborhood group is elevating cash to put in a billboard in hopes of discovering a Prior Lake man a kidney.
Ted Schweich is among the many more than 100,000 people on a ready checklist to get a brand new kidney. And an effort from his family and friends, who name themselves “Group Ted” is hoping to seek out him a kidney sooner.
They arrange a GoFundMe web page to lift cash to purchase billboard house within the Twin Cities to seek out him a living donor match. Additionally they plan to make use of the cash for another media outreach efforts.
“If we will get a kidney donor for Ted, he can bypass the waitlist, get off dialysis and have a greater high quality of life,” the web page says.
If a voluntary donor is discovered by way of the billboard marketing campaign however is not a very good match for Schweich, the web page notes that if the donor agrees to save lots of one other life by nonetheless donating a kidney, Schweich might be up subsequent for a brand new kidney from a transplant chain of different donors.
“Time is working out for Ted and any donation for the billboard and its manufacturing is appreciated so we will get the phrase out for Ted. It solely takes one donor to the touch Ted’s life and lots of others,” the web page provides.
The web page launched this week, elevating greater than $2,300 in a single day. As of Friday afternoon, it had raised $3,890 of its $5,000 purpose.
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