By writer to azdailysun.com
Invoice Kuche, superintendent of the T1 Flagstaff Interagency Hotshots fireplace crew, has Stage 5 Power Kidney Illness and is in want of an organ transplant. His household has began a GoFundMe web page to assist discover a donor.
As a firefighter — not simply any crew member, however the superintendent of the T1 Flagstaff Interagency Hotshots — Invoice Kuche over time has tackled many assignments which have saved lives and property.
Now, the 49-year-old Flagstaff resident is going through is a significant well being disaster that threatens his personal life.
Kuche has had power kidney illness since a childhood bout of the streptococcal virus — strep throat — however for greater than 30 years has been capable of work full-time as a firefighter and wildfire official, managing his situation via treatment and a wholesome way of life.
However final month, in keeping with Kuche’s daughter, Grace, his common blood work detected issues and his well being swiftly declined. Final week, on the identical day as his 20th wedding ceremony anniversary, Kuche needed to be rushed to Flagstaff Medical Heart for emergency surgical procedure to organize for dialysis.
His situation has worsened to Stage 5, his daughter mentioned, and Kuche is on a ready listing to obtain a kidney transplant. The household has began a GoFundMe web page — www.gofundme.com/f/bill-kuche-needs-a-kidney — to seek for a doable match. In simply 4 days, the household had raised greater than $53,000 to assist with medical bills.
As of Monday, Grace mentioned, there have been some “leads” however nonetheless no donor match.
— to azdailysun.com
