Danielle's Dream For A Kidney

03/01/2025

03/20/2024

Please continue sharing posts and inviting people to this page! The more exposure I have, the better chance I have at finding a living donor.

Thank you to all that have joined and shared so far! Your support means everything to me! 💚

03/12/2024

🌟 URGENT: Help Save My Life 🌟

Danielle urgently needs a living kidney donor. Every share of this post brings hope closer. Please, help us find a match by spreading the word.

Your support means the world to us.

You can contact us directly with any questions or register at
https://livingdonorreg.upmc.com/

When registering on the website be sure to include Danielle Baughman when asked for recipient name.

Please share this you do not need to be located in PA to donate. Even 1 share from each member of this group can reach thousands of potential donors it takes less than a minute to potentially save a life 🙏❤️

02/19/2024

💜Hello everyone and welcome to my page! I'm so thankful that you're taking the time to read this.. 💜

My name is Danielle and I am a 34 year old woman that resides in New Castle, Pennsylvania.

In 2020 I found out that I have chronic kidney disease and it has gotten progressively worse since my diagnosis. I am currently at end stage and on dialysis.

I am in need of a kidney transplant. A living donor is my best and quickest option.

They want to give me the best chance possible since I am only 34 years old.
Please consider sharing one of your kidneys!

Anyone interested should go to https://livingdonorreg.upmc.com and enter DANIELLE BAUGHMAN as the recipient.

I know that this is a huge request, but I have many dreams that I need to see come true before my time is up!

Thank you again! 💜

Thank you for your interest in becoming a living donor. If you would like to donate to a specific individual, please ensure that they have been evaluated for a transplant at UPMC, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and are currently in contact with the UPMC Transplant team.

10/27/2023

I had to restart my GoFundMe page. It was deleted due to inactivity 🥲 Please consider sharing and spreading the word!!

Hi, my name is Danielle Markham. I am 32 years old. In late October/November of 2020 I … Danielle Markham needs your support for Danielle's Dream for a Kidney

06/26/2023

SHARING IS CARING! PLEASE REPOST. 🙏 💚

10/28/2022

Kidney failure/dialysis patients NEVER GET RESPITE. We NEVER go into REMISSION. NEVER. We must continue dialysis at home or in clinic, FOREVER. Or die. Yes you read that right. We never get better. Think about that. We NEVER get better. Never get a break of extra time off. Never a vacation.

We get anemic, low iron stores, fatigue, foggy brain, weakness, special diet, often need multiple shots per month. We end up with heart disease, hyperparathyroidism which negatively impacts the bones. We often have multiple surgeries & procedures, sitting for many hours, being stuck by large bore needles. We often get muscle cramps & suffer from what we call "dialysis hangover". We didn't cause our organ failure, nor is it caused by alcoholism. Many causes are genetic. Or just dumb luck. We often don't even look ill, but be assured we are on the brink of death.

We often feel alone & a burden to others.
We get sepsis & must still do dialysis.
We get a stomach bug & must still do dialysis.
Break a leg...
Get in a car accident
Get pneumonia
Have surgery
Travel to a wedding, funeral, vacation
BUT WE MUST STILL DO DIALYSIS.

Dialysis is our life support. We can choose to stop Dialysis, but we will die. It may take days or weeks but death shadows our lives. We don't get respite or remission or vacation from our kidney failure.

Transplant is NOT a cure, only a treatment.

We don't get better. We only walk the razors edge between life & death...EVERY minute, hour, day, month, year.
Don't pity us.
Don't ignore us.
Be kind, be understanding, be compassionate. Continue to invite us. Dont forget about us.♥️♥️♥️

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