This message is from my sister-in-law, Eleanor. Eleanor is 47 years old and works for a public broadcasting station. Her husband, Rick, works in aeronautics. They live in Connecticut.
Dear family and friends: Please pray that I can find a kidney donor. I am in need of a kidney transplant. A few weeks ago I was in the hospital and found out that I have only 8 percent kidney function. I have stage 4/5 kidney disease caused by lupus nephritis which I’ve been battling for years. I’m hoping that my kidneys will hang in there for a while longer and have stopped immunotherapy.
Please pray that I find a living donor match. My blood type is O Positive and the survival rate is higher with a living donor urged by the Hartford Hospital Transplant Program. Unfortunately, no one in my family nor my spouse’s family matches my blood type. This is all happening very quickly for me but I’m leaning on God’s steadfast grace. I know He has a plan in all this and may my testimony someday attest to His glory.
We’re still learning the process so please keep us in your prayers.
If you have any questions, you can reach out to me at eleanor.hong@gmail.com or call the program coordinator:
Hartford Hospital Transplant Living Donor Program
(860) 696-2021
https://hartfordhospital.org/services/transplant-services/departments-services/living-donation
Thank you for your prayers!
Your fellow sister in Christ,
Eleanor
