09/15/2022
8 hours a day, 7 days a week, I spent my life tethered to a dialysis machine to sustain my life. As someone who was used to being out late with family, I found myself having to forgo evening gatherings so that I could begin my dialysis treatments. This was especially hard around the holidays when the dance parties would only begin after dinner. And y’all know I love to dance.
When my cousin Mia found out that I needed a kidney, she knew that she wanted to help. After many rounds of testing, she found out she was a perfect match and we begin surgery a few months later.
When Mia gave me her kidney, she gave my son Avery a Mother that he had never met before.
See, when Avery was born I went into kidney failure. I became weak, tired, and unable to do many of the things I could do prior to going into kidney failure.
The kidney transplant gave me a second chance at life.
I honor my cousin Mia everyday by .
I’m now able to go swimming with my baby, stay up late dancing and laughing with family, and return to some sense of normalcy.
On Friday, September 9th we officially hit 1 Million transplants! And my organ transplant helped to make possible.
Thank you to organ donors and their families for the selfless gift of life.
Thank you to recipients—we honor our donors by living it forward.
Thank you to everyone in the donation and transplant community—together we made it possible to reach this remarkable milestone.
Visit LivingItForward.org to learn more about our lifesaving system and take action.
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