Please Help Me by Sharing this Post:
I am Katherine Mulligan. I need a kidney. Not necessarily your kidney, but someone's. You can help just by sharing this post with your friends on FaceBook. Together we can find that angel willing to do the extraordinary to help me.
I am Katherine Mulligan. I need a kidney. Not necessarily your kidney, but someone's. You can help just by sharing this post with your friends on FaceBook. Together we can find that angel willing to do the extraordinary to help me.
Katherine Mulligan and Family
I have end-stage renal failure due to Polycystic Kidney Disease ("PKD"). It's a genetic disease. I inherited it. I need an angel to step forward to help me by volunteering to give me a kidney (blood type O*). Tall order, I know. It's a big ask. So I'm not asking. But I am asking for your help in another way. There's something else that you can do to help me (and others with a similar need), even if you're not a donor: I need you to share this request.
I am told that the more people who know of my need, the better my chance is of reaching a person willing to be an altruistic donor. So, now it's all about getting the word out. That's where you come in.
Who Am I?
I am a daughter, a daughter-in-law, a sister, a sister-in-law, a cousin, a wife, a mother to our three children and a dear friend to many, especially those in need. I work hard and I volunteer. I hope that I am not boasting, but I am a kind, compassionate and mindful person. My husband says that I am the heart of our home.
I have always been extremely health conscious (in mind, body and spirit) and my health has been excellent until now. I hope to watch our children grow and have children of their own someday.
I hope to continue enjoying life to its fullest and many more precious moments of time with my family and friends. Thank you for any help you can give me.
How to Help Me:
Please give me 10 minutes (or more) and use that time to tell the world about this website (Kidney4Katherine.com).
- Email: Send this website to your friends (all of them) by email.
- Facebook: Post a small note on Facebook with a link to this website (icon above).
- Other Social Media Sites: Post a small note with a link to this website (icons below).
Please ask your contacts, readers, friends and acquaintances to do the same (to give this webpage exponential distribution).
Why this is So Serious - My Options:
Most people have two well-functioning kidneys but can lead a full and equally healthy life with just one kidney. Both of my kidneys are almost fully shut down by PKD. So, medically I now have only two options to continue living:
Most people have two well-functioning kidneys but can lead a full and equally healthy life with just one kidney. Both of my kidneys are almost fully shut down by PKD. So, medically I now have only two options to continue living:
- dialysis
- transplant (a new lease on life)
According to USRDS data, Kidney transplant recipients fare far better
than dialysis patients. I need those additional years in order to continue helping others.
My family members are medically disqualified as donors because of the genetic nature of PKD.
Also, if a willing donor is not an exact match, through an arrangement called "Paired Kidney Donation" (kidney swapping) a
donor who is not a match for me might be a match for someone else and I
would be eligible to receive that person's donor's kidney that would be
a match for me.
If You'd Like More Information:
For more information about kidney transplantation, please visit these informative websites:
To Speak with Someone Confidentially:
And to speak with someone confidentially in Philadelphia at Jefferson’s Transplant Center (without disclosing your inquiry to me or anyone we know), please mention my name (Katherine Mulligan) when you call:
And to speak with someone confidentially in Philadelphia at Jefferson’s Transplant Center (without disclosing your inquiry to me or anyone we know), please mention my name (Katherine Mulligan) when you call:
Samantha Cuda, Living Donor Coordinator, at 215-503-4045
or
Kelsey Hill, administrative coordinator, at (888)-855-6649
or
complete an online assessment form.
Your questions will be answered by a qualified person who is familiar with my case. A confidential phone call does not come with any obligations to proceed further.
Please help me by sharing this post with your own network of friends.
Please help me by sharing this post with your own network of friends.
Shares = action, and action is what is needed now.
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If a willing donor is not an exact match, through an arrangement called "Paired Kidney Donation" (kidney swapping) a
donor who is not a match for me might be a match for someone else and I
would be eligible to receive that person's donor's kidney that would be
a match for me.
