Prescribed treatments, which help fight the effects of "End Stage Renal Failure (Chronic Kidney Disease)", last 10-12 hours each day. Due to multiple doctor/specialist visits, blood-work labs, and various medical procedures, our total amount in medical bills have gotten out of control in the past 5 years, and look somewhat similar, no matter what path we get on for transplantation. Dreams, wishes, goals, and efforts have all been shifted towards achieving the ultimate medical treatment option of a "Kidney Transplant". We are hoping that with the help of friends, family, and other people from the public we can put together a support team for David, and raise a large chunk of money that will help cover the out of pocket expenses, medications, and initial surgeon fee for the procedure. We are only looking to make things happen, one step at a time, because we believe in doing things the right way. David, with his amazingly helpful wife to-be Apryle, have been working by themselves on attaining a transplant since first being diagnosed October 2010. *David continually visits his Nurse and Nephrologist (C. Okafor), at his Davita Dialysis home clinic, twice monthly, to keep tabs on his progression through blood draws, and adequacy procedures. The Davita clinic also provides David with a Dietician, who watches over the intake of vitamins and minerals that help and/or harm kidney patients, such as David. Also, at Davita, David is given a Social Worker (D. Greene), who is David’s direct line to low-income subsidies, fundraising help networks, kidney workshops, and more. Apryle and David have taken other steps in regards to attaining a transplant, such as getting blood test through ABC Labs, in order to eliminate the presence of HIV or the AIDS virus. Having either of the two is an automatic elimination for receiving a kidney transplant. Other steps taken have included losing over 70lbs since being diagnosed, visiting the eye doctor, and next will be getting any needed dental work completed. All of these steps are necessary before the surgery can be done, because they help prevent the failure of the new kidney. (Last Updated --> 3-26-2015)
