By writer to www.therecord.com
KITCHENER — By 33-year-old Vanessa Bailey’s complete life, she’s been drained continually.
Low power is only one symptom of the illness that’s left her in want of two kidneys inside ten years.
Interstitial nephritis is characterised by swelling within the kidneys, which might result in kidney illness and failure.
Bailey stated she additionally has to stay to a strict weight loss plan and drink a lot of water to maintain her kidneys working.
In 2011, on the age of 23, Bailey had her first kidney transplant. It was her cousin that supplied to be her donor.
“My cousin simply referred to as my mother someday and stated, ‘I obtained examined. I’m the suitable blood kind. I need to do it,’” stated Bailey.
Now, 10 years later, Bailey has taken to social media to seek out her subsequent donor.
In a message posted to Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday, Bailey wrote about her accomplishments within the decade since her first process, corresponding to ending college and changing into a Grade 2 trainer at St. John Catholic Elementary Faculty in Kitchener.
“Sadly, the time has come for me to start out the kidney transplant journey once more,” Bailey wrote.
“That is fairly an ungainly factor to ask for however docs have suggested me to unfold the phrase because the transplant record is SO extremely lengthy.”
By Friday night, the Fb submit had 149 shares.
Bailey has needed to take a depart of absence from work whereas she waits for a brand new kidney, as a result of her well being has deteriorated.
She stated the toughest half was saying goodbye to her job and extra importantly, her college students.
“It was very upsetting. I’m in love with my job. I really like my college. It’s the greatest neighborhood that I belong to,” she stated.
“Telling the youngsters was fairly unhealthy. All of them cried.”
Bailey stated when a donor is recognized, the entire course of shall be occurring at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton.
She has begun therapy there, which incorporates hemodialysis twice per week, the method of cleansing one’s blood when their kidneys can’t do the job.
Bailey is searching for somebody with an O destructive or O optimistic blood kind.
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