Why I Walk

I walk because too many families (like mine) are coping with this devastating chronic illness, and thousands more will face an unexpected kidney disease diagnosis in the year to come.

It has been 1 year since I had a kidney transplant.  I am thankful for my family, friends and the Lahey Transplantation Department for their support over the last few years.

I am most grateful for my wife, Kate Nelligan, who volunteered to donate her kidney, and we were blessed to find out that she was! That’s a 1/100,00 match for a spouse.
We had the transplant last June 21st (I was at 11% kidney function at the time) and both of us have been healthy since.

I would like you to pray for all of the patients who have not found a donor as of yet (Most people are on the transplant list for an average of 5 years).

I walk to support the lifechanging work of the National Kidney Foundation:
     - To ensure that families will have a place to turn when they need answers.
     - To keep up the fight for policy changes to protect kidney patients and living donors.
     - To drive innovation in transplantation and get more loved ones off the kidney transplant waitlist.

Please consider supporting my efforts with a generous donation.