It’s time to meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Liza!

“I became a donor in Sept ’23 at age 61 because an old friend’s 20-something daughter — a trained chef and talented baker — discovered she had Alport Syndrome. I had never seriously considered living donation and wasn’t aware of her illness until my own daughter saw something on FB. This came out of the blue. Zakiya was super sick, hadn’t known what was wrong and ended up in the ER multiple times before eventually being diagnosed. I called the 800 number from the video she’d posted right away…

Zakiya was on peritoneal dialysis nightly by the time I was approved for direct donation. From there, time sped up. We got a surgery date —and I went public! My wise transplant coordinator urged me to let Zakiya know I was going to be her donor (up to that point I had not told her or her mom). Hugging her during our pre-op appointment was simply the best.”

Click the link in our bio 👆🏼 to read the rest of Liza’s donation story!
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