Erick needs a kidney

05/12/2026

One week post-transplant update 💚

Erick is doing well, and he got to come home yesterday! Yay! He went from a creatinine of 651 𝜇mol/L pre-transplant to (drum roll please 🥁) 101 𝜇mol/L one week later!

Loki is very happy that Daddy is home 🐶💚

Forever grateful to the donor and donor family for this incredible gift.

05/05/2026

We have incredible news — Erick got a kidney!

The call came in Sunday that a kidney was available. On Monday, we spent a long day at the hospital for testing and his final dialysis treatment, and we were so relieved to learn it was a good match.

In the early hours of May 5th (around 3 a.m.), Erick went into surgery and received a kidney from a deceased donor. The surgery went well, and now the recovery begins.

Even more encouraging, his creatinine levels are already improving. They were 651 on May 4th, dropped by over 100 right after surgery, and are currently at 411 and continuing to go down — which is amazing news.

Thank you to everyone for the continued support, prayers, and positive thoughts. We truly appreciate it and feel it every step of the way. 🙏

03/13/2026

Today is World Kidney Day!
Kidney disease is often not found till it’s too late, be sure to have your Kidney health checked!
Erick has been on dialysis for close to a year and is still waiting for a donor.
If you have ever considered donating a kidney there are so many people waiting for a life saving transplant including Erick!

03/02/2026

Today kicks off national kidney
Month!
Today was also Erick’s first dialysis treatment in our new house!
We are still hoping he gets a donor soon.

01/24/2026

Being on dialysis is no easy task! It’s a constant fight to stay healthy and to stay sane.
It’s a fight to have enough energy to go to work then come home and set up the machine that keeps you alive and then proceed to stab your self with two needles and watch your blood circulate for 4 hours.
It’s a fight to not loose hope that a donor will come forward to donate a kidney!

Please continue to share Erick’s story, his donor is out there!
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01/14/2026

We are ready to share our next fundraiser - BEEF PIES!! Our family will be making these from scratch! They start with Grandpa's pastry and are full of local beef, fresh, finely chopped carrots, celery, onion to enhance the flavours and finished with delicious gravy! Individually packaged and frozen so you can bake them fresh when you are ready to enjoy. We are thankful to have Imperial City Brew House as our convenient pick up location again.

11/14/2025

It’s been way too long since we have posted. Life has been busy lately. These pictures are from the Kidney Walk in September.
Health wise Erick has been doing good. Dialysis at home every other day. He is hooked up for 4 hrs but with set up and unhooking this can be upto 6 hrs depending on how needling goes. Erick is also still working full time.
We are still waiting for the call saying they have a kidney for him!
His best option is a directed donation!

Recently we have heard of a potential donor starting the paperwork! 🎉 This potentially would be a paired donation as she has a different blood type, but we can’t thank her enough for taking the first steps to helping Erick!
We don’t want to get our hopes up as this could still be months away from her be approved.

The more people that come forward the better as not everyone will be approved.
So please keep sharing Erick’s story and keep him in your thoughts. His donor is out there!

09/03/2025

https://www.theobserver.ca/news/local-news/corunna-based-kidney-march-fundraising-team-expands?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7_-iXCqWciSiLDiP9v6s92njrY8hLd0BOVRCgy8LA5uUeF6ngVw_9AsBb4Pg_aem_4YA_8sXH8JfKGbxxuDHQAQ #:~:text=Corunna%2Dbased%20Kidney-,March,-fundraising%20team%20expands

A new team member is set to walk this weekend with Corunna’s Kim and Paul Wright to raise funds and awareness for the Kidney Foundation.

08/22/2025

I am walking the Kidney March September 5-7th. 100 km.

https://kidney.akaraisin.com/ui/kidneymarch2025/p/f606e51c37904e57a452027df0ca7186

03/19/2025

https://www.instagram.com/p/DHYTu14uN6J/?igsh=MXBwZWQ4cDUxbzN2ag==

10/30/2024

Still time to book your appointment on Dec 24. Help save some lives by taking less than an hour from your holidays to donate blood. And if you sign up during the time we have partnered with Canadian Blood Services as a way for people to show their support for Erick needing a kidney while saving others lives. This is an organ donor event but just a way for people to do something amazing while showing your support for Erick. What better way to show you care than by saving lives.

Saving Lives for Erick has partnered with Canadian Blood Services to help make a difference for patients in Canada. Join our team and help save lives

When you donate, you´re using the power to Give Life. It’s that simple. Your donation can treat cancer patients, bring a car crash victim through surgery, even help a transplant patient’s new heart beat for the first time. - Sign in or create an account - MyAccount, Canadian Blood Services