Before the transplant, I asked the kids what they thought.  Should I become a living donor for my dad?  Both of them first asked, “Why wouldn’t you do this for grandpa?”  I told them about the risks, and Kinsey said, “Mom, if you ever need a kidney, I’ll give you mine.”  Chase didn’t miss a beat & he said, “And Kinsey, if you ever need a kidney, I’ll give you mine.”

I want my dad to be around a long time, and I’ve seen him go through so many medical issues and preparation to receive a kidney.  Of course he was the first “why” of “why donate a kidney?”–I want him to be at the kids’ weddings, I want him to see his great-grandkids.  But my kids are my second why.  I want them to be brave and selfless and to know that they have within them, the power to make a difference in the world.  I want to lead them by example.

And the work continues. Now we lobby, and we fundraise, and we walk.

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.

Are you with me?

Please consider supporting my efforts with a generous donation. 

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