Let's find Leyner a Kidney

Feeling incredibly grateful and excited for the opportunity this Thursday! A big thank you to GNTC and the Economic Development Team for allowing me to do what I love. Can't wait to see everyone!

We appreciate the outpour of love and support we have received throughout this week. As you can imagine this in no way has been an easy process. Recovery will continue to be a challenge, but we will continue to choose to fight each day. We have received many questions about updates and ways to help which has brought us to creating this page.

We are ever so grateful for NYU Langone Hospital and their transplant team. Traveling from Georgia to NYC has required significant expenses for travel, local transportation, lodging, and meals. Despite our best efforts to manage the financial impact, the costs continue to mount.

As far as an update on the success of the surgery we seem to be on the right track. There were some complications during the procedure, but it was nothing the medical staff could not handle. Vitals are stable and we are even seeing some early signs of kidney function! We are taking the precautions necessary to give the proper support throughout this recovery process. This journey will not be easy and will require at least one month of stay in the NYU hospital. We will keep you updated as much as we can.

Thank you for your generosity and compassion. Your support and prayers mean more than words can express. We are grateful for any assistance you can provide.

With Love,

The Argueta Family

The Argueta Family, organized by Catalina Argueta Dear Friends and Community, We are reaching out to you for support as we navigate the post-… Catalina Argueta needs your support for The Argueta Family

On October 15, 1998, I received a kidney from my wife Catalina Argueta. At the time I was 22 years old, I am 45 years old now. In the past 23 years, we had two wonderful children (Arisah & Daniel) that I am very proud of. I’ve been able to see many dreams come true. I have seen my children reach several milestones. Enjoyed eating great meals with friends. Woken up to the woman of my dreams everyday! Treasured the honor of being a Pastor, had the joy of being a teacher, the pride of coaching my kids. I laughed until I fainted, cried until there were no more tears. We’ve traveled and made memories with our families.

By the Grace of God, and only by His Grace am I here today, but I would be a fool to not realize that through you He has allowed me these blessings!

Today and everyday, I honor your brave and selfless action to love me unconditionally. I am forever grateful!

You not only created the world I have today, you are my world!
My Love!

We received the result for Arisah's tests, although she was not a match I am grateful for her willingness to go through the process to see if she qualifies for the Swap Program. Emory University is part of a Nation Wide partnership to find others who did not match their donors but could be a match for someone else.. They then Swap the donors. Providing a transplant at the same time for two people. We are strong and trusting! Thank you all!

I would like to request your support in prayer. On Thursday night Leyner had to be rushed to the hospital. He had an outpatient surgery earlier that day to revise his PD catheter. Unfortunately he lost too much blood, and his blood pressure dropped to 70/40. He has received 4 blood transfusions since, and he is doing better. The challenge is that his PD catheter is not working, and the Doctors are trying to come up with a more permanent solution for his dialysis. He has a very complicated situation due to his major veins being occluded. Please pray that they will come up with a solution for his difficult situation.

Come and join us!!!

We want to bless Leyner and his family by hosting a Community Blood Drive and Benefit! This Saturday we will have BBQ, inflatables, professional photo sessions, cake auction, face painting, live music, entertainment and so much more!

Join us this Saturday 11/16 Eater Community Church Christian Life Center from 11am-3pm. Please spread the word if you can. Hope to see you there!

We are SO GRATEFUL for the Amazing support!! We thank all the people that came out to the blood drive. It’s Incredible to see a community come together to be a blessing to others!

We need your help!
Recently, Leyner has been in need of a blood transfusion. As many of you know, he is difficult to match. He is doing everything he can to fight this battle, but we need your help. This Saturday we are hosting a blood drive at Faith moves church from 9am-3pm. Any possible matches will be sent directly to Emory hospital and others will be sent to any local hospitals in need. Please spread the word if you can. Hope to see you there!

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