Chris Needs a Kidney

08/30/2025

We were able to head up to North Conway for a couple of days! 🌲⛰️

Traveling looks very different for us these days since Chris’s kidney failure. There’s so much planning that goes into even a quick weekend away. For longer trips we bring all the dialysis supplies with us, but we planned this one around treatments so we didn’t have to. Ryan even helped his dad with dialysis Friday while I was at work 💙—a true team effort.

We’ve always loved to travel, but it has slowed down because the planning and prep takes a lot out of me. Still, moments like this weekend mean everything. We even found a spot where Chris could handle a short walk on the side of a mountain—something small but so meaningful. He usually waits in the car while Ryan and I explore. 🗻

We have to be back Sunday for another treatment, but that just makes us treasure this family time even more. 💚 While spontaneous trips aren’t possible right now, we’re grateful for every chance to step away together—and we look forward to the day we can just pick up and go.

Chris is still in need of a kidney. A living donor is his only option, and finding one would mean the world to our family. Please share this page to help us spread the word. 🙏

08/30/2025

Chris will keep fighting until we get a kidney! Keep sharing his page and story!

08/25/2025

Please continue sharing Chris Phinney story. Dialysis is incredibly tough on our family. We do it because we have to, but it feels like we’re in constant survival mode—we don’t even remember what a “normal” life looks like anymore.

Every decision we make has repercussions—whether it’s trying to take a vacation, planning a family night, or spending time with friends. Dialysis takes up 4 ½ hours, 4 days a week, and the later his sessions run, the later we all end up going to bed. It consumes so much of our lives. Every moment of every day is clouded by worry about kidney failure and what comes next.

If you are able to donate, we would be forever grateful. To learn more about becoming a living kidney donor, please visit www.mghlivingdonors.org.

If you cannot donate, please help by sharing Chris’s story with everyone you know. Your support means more than you can imagine.

08/16/2025

🤬Not the best way to end a dialisys treatment at 2:30 in the morning! The waste drain line came out of the tub without us noticing and probably 30-40 liters of waste fluid is leaking in our kitchen/living room. Cleaned it as much as we can tonight, I guess thats a tomorrow problem. Goodnight💤

We really need Chris to get a kidney 💚

08/14/2025

I hope this can be me one day. Out there somewhere is someone that can change my life …. They just don’t know it yet ! Please continue to share . Thank you for everyone’s continued support Kidney Failure Information

08/14/2025

Kidney failure and dialysis is a lot on our family! We try to keep positive but it’s late nights, Chris is never feeling 100%, and we are tied to a machine always. Every thought we have is consumed by kidney failure. If you could be his missing piece by donating a kidney please do. It is anonymous unless you want us to know. 💚 please keep sharing!

08/12/2025

Please continue to share Chris Phinney story. Post it in any Facebook groups, let your friends and family know. We need everyone’s support to find a living donor!

08/10/2025

In search of a living donor💚

Check out Chris Needs a Kidney’s post.

08/10/2025

HUGE but SMALL favor to ask 🙏

Go to my page, Chris Needs a Kidney go to the 3 little dots…(on the side of page)

- Hit “Invite Friends”
- Select "Invite All"
- Done

You’ve POTENTIALLY helped us find the donor so desperately needed in less than 1 minute of your time. 💚

📣 Thank you for all the support. We know that it takes a village.

Copied but wanted to share as this is an amazing way to help our family.

Thanks in advance!!!

08/03/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/173vKweSAB/?mibextid=wwXIfr

08/02/2025

I was told tik tok is another platform we should use. I’m not the best at that but here is his page. I will not rest until we get the word out and find his donor. I know it will happen. Please share this on any social media you have.

Check out Chris Needs a Kidney’s post.

08/02/2025

If I could donate I would be the first in line! We wouldn’t be asking if this wasn’t our only option. Unfortunately I am not able to donate. I know there are what if worries.

Please continue to share and post in different places.

Donation details in comments.

Check out Next Step Next One’s video.