Twelve + years ago, there was a Care Pages site dedicated to this; however, they are no longer in business, so our hope is this will provide a similar resource going forward. Trevor’s story will be 35 years old on February 23, 2022. Trevor was born with a birth defect, leaving him with one partially functioning kidney and extensive damage to his bladder and ureters. It was two days before we knew he would be able to live with the little kidney function he had. Doctors were convinced Trevor would need a new kidney by age 5; however, he was a fighter. His first few years were full of visits to the doctors, surgeries, needle pokes, and scans. Despite this, Trevor was able to play baseball, swim, and live a pretty normal childhood. He made it to age 9 before having his first kidney transplant on June 21, 1996. Trevor’s donor was his Uncle Mark on his mother’s side. Trevor’s mom and her siblings were adopted, so the donation was considered a “living, unrelated” kidney”. This kidney served Trevor from grade school until he was out of high school. In 2009, the kidney began to fail, and dialysis was started. The transplant team worked Trevor up for a second kidney transplant, and the search began for a suitable donor. This time his body had built up some antibodies, making the match a little more difficult. The gift of a kidney came from Steve, a co-worker of Trevor’s dad on June 23, 2010. A little over six months ago, it became apparent the second kidney was also beginning to fail. We will attempt to tell some of the backstory of these past few months in upcoming posts, but as of February 16, 2022, Trevor is back on dialysis. He has also turned in his packet of paperwork to begin to be worked up for a potential kidney transplant. Due to the pandemic, we have been told this will be a slow process, but we are patient, and we have hope. Trevor will be 35 years old on February 23, 2022. Yes, he has had more than his share of surgeries, pokes of needles, visits to the doctors and things that could drive a person crazy. But, Trevor has received the gift of life, not once, but twice, and has enjoyed life thus far. He has also been blessed to have the love and support of countless family and friends at his side throughout his journey. Thank you for following along, as we move forward to the next chapter. We welcome your comments and encouragement.
