Dru is a friend of ours and is having kidney transplant surgery today, Tuesday, November 17th. We ask for your prayers for his recovery.
Dru is a member of Lebanon Area Evangelical Free Church and serves as a senior high youth leader. When his church found out about Dru's need several people volunteered to donate a kidney to him. Another youth leader, Brad Kresge, was determined to be a compatible match, and he is undergoing surgery today as well.
Dru started having problems with his kidneys in high school, about 10 years ago, but it wasn't until two years ago that they diagnosed him with Alport syndrome. This was controlled by medication until last April. The meds stopped working, and he had to have a permacath implanted and needed to have four-hour-long dialysis treatments three times per week, until the surgery.
A kidney transplant costs around $250,000. Then he will need follow-up care and anti-rejection drugs for the rest of his life. If you are able to help out, you can do so at the National Foundation for Transplants.
Regular readers know that DisGraceland's main charity is the American Foundation for Children with AIDS. The King, Beanie Boy, and I all volunteer at their warehouse sorting medical supplies. AFCA does this the first Saturday of every month from 10-2. A while back, I asked for donations to help us win Parade magazine's America Giving Challenge. I was disappointed that no one donated. Very disappointed. I'm restraining myself from going into one of my patented rants over the issue.
Here's your chance to redeem yourself. No money required. If you're on facebook click this link. Don't ask questions, click it!
That should take you to Chase Community Giving page on fb. Now click the vote for this charity button. Painless right?? Where are you going? We're not done with you yet.
Click this link. Copy this: "American Foundation for Children with AIDS". Paste it in the "enter your charity of choice" block. Click the radio button next to the block you entered it in. Enter your email address. Enter your zip code. Uncheck the box to receive info from Good Earth (unless you want info from Good Earth). Click Cast your Vote.
There, that wasn't so hard, was it? Now go and feel better about yourself for the rest of the day.
BTW, AFCA is at Step Into Africa, an exhibit about the AIDS crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa, currently showing at West Shore Evangelical Church in Mechanicsburg. Stop by and check it out if you're in the neighborhood. It's FREE, just like the clicks you just did!!!
Grizzled Vet
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