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KEVIN'S KIDNEYS START TO FAIL IN 2000
In January 2000 with
many tests, it was determined that Kevin's kidneys were starting to fail. With additional confirmation tests
and the expertise of Kaiser renal doctor, Dr. Alex Kay, Kevin was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) caused by Polycystic
Kidney Disease (PKD). Kevin's PKD is hereditary and Kevin's mother, Ethel, had it and had to do dialysis
as a transplant was not an option at that time in her life before she passed away. Fortunately, Kevin has not had to
do dialysis prior to his transplant in November 2007.
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KEVIN
LISTED ON NATIONAL KIDNEY REGISTRY OCTOBER 2006
On
October 7, 2005, Kevin was listed on the National Kidney Registry by the University of California, San Diego Medical Center
(UCSD) after Kevin's Kaiser doctor, Dr. Kay, put together a detailed package with his medical history for submittal
to UCSD (Kaiser's kidney transplant and research center of choice). The detailed package included his
opinion and numerous Kaiser test results determining that Kevin was in "end stage" renal failure (but still not
requiring dialysis) and we should start locating a kidney for Kevin soon.
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DONOR
KIDNEY FOUND IN 2006
After Kevin was listed on the National
Kidney Registry by UCSD, we started a campaign to get the word out that Kevin was in the need of a donor kidney
sometime soon. As many friends, family and business associates were informed of the news, several asked how they could
donate one of their own kidneys to Kevin. It came down to a couple of individuals that had Type O blood, wanted
to start the process to see if they matched Kevin's requirements and then inquired with UCSD about the comprehensive
process.
And the first individual that completed all the tests, a long-time friend David Beat, has been
determined a -- best match -- candidate for Kevin. We can't begin to -- THANK
-- David Beat for his unselfish donation of an organ and time to help another individual receive a 'better quality
of life' in the years to come. SUCCESSFUL
TRANSPLANT - NOVEMBER 7, 2007 Kevin
received his new kidney at University of California San Diego Medical Center (UCSD) November 7, 2007. All went well
during the surgery to remove a healthy kidney from donor, David Beat, and the secondary surgery to hook up the new kidney
in Kevin with the kidney starting to work for Kevin immediately.
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