Kidney Hugs 4 Megan

We are deeply troubled by this testimony .... organs treated worse that airlines treat luggage.

One contractor has the contract to coordinate all organ donations and has had the contract for 36 years without being challenged nor replaced.

They have not disciplined bad players nor offered oversight as Senator Warren says "because you have never faced any competition."

It is a monopoly receiving millions of dollars from you and me.

There is a fear that they would ruin the transplant system if another oversight organization is selected.

Listen to these few moments of testimony.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvGpYhTvtc8

Elizabeth Warren: ‘The Organ Transplant System Overall Has Become A Dangerous Mess’ On Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questioned witnesses about the US organ donation system.Stay ConnectedForbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbesForb...

Megan is still cooking but she would love to meet that special person with an O+ blood type who is willing to share a kidney with her. Megan would love that person forever ... oh wait, Megan already loves everyone forever!!

Are you that O+ person or do you know the special loving giver of life ready to donate??

Someone shared this article with me yesterday ....

A kidney transplant from a pig to a human has worked. What you need to know Surgeons at New York University’s Langone Transplant Institute have successfully performed a pig kidney transplant to a human. Can this save human lives?

Today is WORLD KIDNEY DAY and it is another incredibly sad day for our family because even with a few momentarily optimistic moments we have not had a loving caring person with an O+ blood type to step up to hug Megan with a life-saving gift of a kidney.

Now, it is not all bad because Megan is doing great and it is easy to forget at times that there is a ticking time bomb going on inside of her. Those small kidneys continue to lose their functionality day-by-day but thankfully she is still on peritoneal dialysis so her care can be at home and in the evening while she sleeps.

Megan loves to hug ... Megan loves every single person she has ever met and frankly, she is known for those loving hugs of hers!! Megan knows she needs a kidney ... she wants to get back to living life as Megan rather than limited Megan. She wants to sleep over at her sister's ... she wants to go to Paris ... she wants to live.

Because there is no immediate threat, Megan's team is not interested in kidney donations from those who are 55 or older because our kidneys would only last a few years inside Megan and then she'd have to go through all of this again.

If you have ever thought about being a life-giving hero we ask that you pray about being a donor for Megan (You must have an O+ blood type.). If you have any friends who have ever talked about being a living organ donor then please call them and please share this on your social media.

Please be sure that your driver's license and family know that when you finally take your last breath that you are willing to have your organs donated to someone like Megan (She has about 3 more years on the kidney list until she is at the top of the cadaver list of donors.)!

If you have questions please call our kidney team at Jefferson. Their telephone number is 215-955-6734.

and use this hash tag on your posts at least today ... World Kidney Day

https://www.kidney.org/transplantation

This showed up in a post today but immediately it made me think of Megan Delaney !

She lives each day with joy and love and laughter not knowing what the time ticking kidney inside of her has in store.

It's the season of giving and thankfully Megan is in the best possible health she could be in thanks especially to her mom, Donna Delaney . But, Megan desperately needs someone with an O positive blood type to be willing to share life by donating her a kidney. We only need one kidney to live but Megan's kidneys only survive because of peritoneal dialysis.

think about it ... pray about it ... oh and if you are 55 years and older forget about it because Megan's kidney team wants her kidney to be one that will last for a good number of years and are older kidneys won't do that.

Can you give the gift of love this season so that Megan has more days to treasure?

One day .... all Megan wants is a kidney so she can go to Paris!

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-11-end-stage-kidney-disease-patients-infection.html

End-stage kidney disease patients show increased risk of infection, mortality from COVID-19 Patients undergoing long-term dialysis, especially Black and Hispanic patients and those living in nursing homes, were severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a nationwide study by University of Michigan researchers.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211014100148.htm

Pesticide linked to chronic kidney disease A commonly available pesticide has been associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

https://www.kidneynews.org/view/post/current-0/nkf-asn-efforts-to-improve-kidney-diagnosis.xml

Megan has always had affection for pigs ....



In a First, Surgeons Attached a Pig Kidney to a Human — and It Worked https://nyti.ms/3jl5jtl

In a First, Surgeons Attached a Pig Kidney to a Human — and It Worked A kidney grown in a genetically altered pig seemed to function normally, potentially a new source for desperately needed transplant organs.

Megan is thriving because of her awesome team at Fresenius!

Fresenius Kidney Care The Fresenius Kidney Care page is designed to create a community of people connected by kidn

Megan's story ... please share this on your social media. ❤️

Megan Needs a New Kidney to Go With Her Big Heart | United Methodist Church of Greater New Jersey GNJ News Archive Megan Needs a New Kidney to Go With Her Big Heart September 13, 2021 | By Heather Mistretta [email protected] | GNJ News Each day for 12 consecutive hours, Megan Delaney is attached to a long plastic tube so that she can stay alive. Peritoneal dialysis involves using the periton...

Please pray with us!

A young and healthy O+ potential donor has stepped up for MEGAN!

We are only in the initial steps but this is the best news we have had; a wonderful birthday gift!

Megan Delaney is the SHARK TALKER!

Thanks to the ARC of Atlantic County, Megan and others get out on the "high seas" out of Cape May once a year.

This is Megan's third straight year of reeling in sharks. This year she caught seven including this Tiger.

Now, if finding an O+ kidney donor was as easy for Megan.

Keep spreading the word...do you have a friend or family member who has always sensed having a higher purpose on their lives? A call to being a living donor.

Today Ms. Megan has another birthday ... she will wake up connected to a peritoneal device that insures that she is able to celebrate her special day. However, she will have to reconnect to the machine in the early evening at a time when most of us would be finding ways to celebrate our birthdays.

We are praying and hoping that this will be the year in Megan's life when someone special will share life by donating a kidney. Of course we know the giver of life must be O+ and not any other blood type.

There are several celebrations planned for Megan and her beautiful smile will be shining!

Are you the one she is waiting for or perhaps it is one of your family members or friends? Think about it. Pray about it. Ask your needed questions.

Megan is doing all she can to keep a smile on her face! She is maintaining her kidney friendly diet and lifting up prayers that some incredible person with an O+ blood type has the gift of a kidney for her.

As we move out of the global pandemic, once again it is time to think about who you know who has talked about being an organ donor. Some very special person with a huge heart and two strong kidneys who is willing to share one kidney to extend Megan's life.

Please help us spread the word ... Tell the people you know that there's this amazing young woman with an incredible smile who is waiting for a kidney (She still has about 3 years or more to wait for a cadaver kidney on the two kidney lists she's on.).

Someone you know might be the one who has been looking for the right person to donate their kidney to.

Have you told your friends about Megan? Have you shared posts?

Do you need the story of this remarkable woman's life ... a woman whose hugs are legendary?

Can you ask your friends today if one of them is O+ and interested in giving life to Megan?

Oahu woman gives priceless Thanksgiving gift An Oahu woman blessed another family with a priceless Thanksgiving gift. Doctor Maryellen Markley gave up a kidney to help

Simple device improves care after kidney transplantation In a published study, a team from Lawson Health Research Institute has found that a simple device can reduce swelling after kidney transplantation. The geko device, manufactured by Sky Medical Technology Ltd and distributed in Canada by Trudell Healthcare Solutions Inc., is a muscle pump activator w...

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-04-pharmacist-led-smartphone-app-benefits-kidney.html

Pharmacist-led smartphone app benefits kidney transplant recipients Results from a new study indicate that a pharmacist-led smartphone app may help safeguard against medication-related health problems in individuals who have received a kidney transplant. The study will appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN.

There are many good reasons to continue to wear your mask ... you just might be carrying the virus that can end the life of someone whose immune system is weakened.

To those obstinate objectionable people who somehow feel so put upon by wearing a mask ... would it bother you if you were the one who ended the life of someone whose life was saved by a transplant?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/24/opinion/organ-transplant-covid-vaccine.html

Opinion | I’m a Vaccinated Transplant Recipient. I Don’t Have Antibodies. Now What? As the vaccinated prepare to move on, the future for many of us is uncertain.

Help make Megan's kidney transplant a "now event" rather than something in the future!!

Share Megan's story with people who you know because one of them might have a loving heart and an O positive blood type that would be perfectly matched for Megan.

Spread the word! Use the hashtag! Help this beautiful hugger of all to secure her future health!

The Future of Kidney Transplantation | Kidney News The facts are straightforward. A kidney transplant is the optimal therapy for renal replacement therapy in ESRD. It is optimal from the point of view of its ability to restore both the health and quality of life of the individual affected and its long-term cost-effectiveness. Dialysis, whether hemo-...

Megan has become quite the chef & she cooks with total joy. This week it was East African cuisine from Kenya.

Still looking, praying, and hoping for that loving person with an O+ blood type who is willing to share the gift of love with Megan by donating a kidney. Just imagine Megan's smile then!

[email protected]

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One truth about Megan is she loves to hug people! These months since the global pandemic began have been sad months for her but if we get vaccinated hugs will be returning.

Who knows we might need to ask for proof of vaccination to get a bonus Megan hug.

But, we know what Megan really needs and it's a KIDNEY HUG from someone with an O+ blood type.

This story reminded us of the amazing person Megan is ... have you thought of someone you know who might be the perfect kidney donor for Megan?



https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/style/squishmallows.html

Squishmallows Are Taking Over These huggable, collectible plush toys have cultivated a fandom in a year of grief, isolation and uncertainty.

Are you considering donating a kidney?

If you are, here is some basic information for you to consider:

1. You should be in good overall physical and mental health.
2. You must be 18 years of age or older. Older donors (55+) are usually not the first choice for potential recipients but there are always individuals in critical need of a kidney so even an older kidney would be a gift of life to them.
3. Medical conditions such as: uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, certain infections, or an uncontrollable psychiatric condition may prevent someone from being a living donor.
4. Most medical expenses associated with living-donor kidney transplants are covered by the recipient's insurance. Depending on financial eligibility, donors may qualify for assistance with travel expenses, living expenses, and other non-medical costs related to their donation (Megan's transplant groups all offer such compensation.).
5. Research shows that there are few IF ANY long-term effects on a living kidney donor. Your one remaining kidney can efficiently and completely meet all of your body's needs. (It is important to have annual check-ups with your personal doctor and go to follow-up appointments with the kidney team.).

There are experience professionals who can answer questions you might have. Megan's teams have designated individuals to help make your donation to Megan a success (Remember O+ blood types only.).

A total stranger hearing of the need gave ... Megan's story is so incredible and her love for all abounds so now she needs some payback on all those hugs she has shared.

Do you or someone you know have that KIDNEY HUG 4 MEGAN? O positive blood types only (Unfortunately! Although there is a way a donation of a kidney to someone else in Megan's name can help Megan. Reach out if you are curious. [email protected].).

Chance conversation brings strangers together for kidney donation Two strangers are now friends for life after a kidney donation brought them together.

Here's an editorial sharing the story of someone who had the love to become a donor.

Kim Constantinesco: Kidney donations still needed in a time of pandemic Kim Constantinesco

It would be so awesome if communities focused on giving life rather than sharing strife merely because they disagree about each other's politics.

Do you know a loving and caring person with a O+ blood type because Megan is hoping that person steps up and brings her life completely back to her!

Be sure to keep posting the hashtag for Megan!!!

Kidneys for Communities' new program aims to increase living kidney donations impacted by COVID /PRNewswire/ -- Tackling the living kidney-donor shortage, Kidneys for Communities, a nonprofit, has launched the first-ever national community-directed...

We are pleased to announce that today Megan was scheduled for the first of her two COVID vaccinations! Soon Pfizer will be streaming through her system.

Please do not be foolish ... get vaccinated! Wear your masks in public without complaining that your elected officials are trying to keep everyone safe! Maintain social distancing! BE a LOVING and CARING neighbor to all!

Here's an amazing hero ... gave a kidney and liver tissue!!

Check out People's magazine!

https://people.com/health/living-organ-donor-brian-flynn-donated-kidney-and-then-part-of-his-liver-to-two-strangers-in-two-years/

Why Living Organ Donor Brian Flynn Donated a Kidney—and Part of His Liver—to 2 Strangers in 2 Years Brian Flynn donated his kidney to a friend's brother in 2019. The experience was so gratifying, that just a year later, he donated a portion of his liver to a four year old boy that he'd never met.

St Patrick's Day is approaching have you shared information about Megan's need for kidney on your social media?

We believe there's a rainbow out there and we also believe in the luck of the Irish so perhaps today's the day that one of your friends has been thinking about donating life and their blood type is O positive.

Have them contact us at [email protected]! Please liberally use the hashtag on your social media posts so people start to ask you what is a kidney hug. You can tell them the best hugger in the world needs a kidney and perhaps it's the person who's asking you the question.