tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564404756711927812024-02-20T22:24:11.792-08:00Kidney4Matt.comMatt has received his transplant. Thank you all for your help. If page does not load HIT THE HOME BUTTON.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256440475671192781.post-50233240395459684132018-06-01T12:30:00.000-07:002018-07-18T07:53:25.196-07:00An Open Letter to Save a Young Man's Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b>Update of July 2, 2018</b></u><b>:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My situation has rapidly worsened but I remain optimisitc. Doctors don't have time now to create a fistula for me to use for the dialysis that I need if I don't get a kidney donor right away. They want to insert a catheter in my abdomen in order to start peritoneal dialysis as soon as possible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A kidney donor can save my life. You can help simply by sharing this post. Someone will come through, I am sure. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I
am Matt. I am 19 years of age and I desperately need a kidney to live. Not necessarily your kidney, but someone's. You can
help just by sharing this post with your friends on
FaceBook or other social media. Together we can find that angel willing to do the extraordinary to save my life. It's easy to help me.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Matthew (Matt) Bustamante and Family</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I
have end-stage renal failure due to chronic kidney disease ("CKD").
I was born with undersized kidneys that are failing. Others in my family have a similar problem but their conditions are not as advanced as mine. I have a twin brother (Miguel) but doctors won't allow him to donate a kidney to me because of the possibility of a similar problem developing in him.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I need an angel to step forward to save my life by
volunteering to give me a kidney (blood type A or O). Tall order, I
know. It's a big ask. So I'm not asking.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But I am asking for your
help in another way. There's something else that you can do to help me
(and others with a similar need), even if you're not a donor: <u>I need you to spread the word by sharing this request</u>, and I'll show you how to do that in this post. You can help me simply by getting the word out about my need for a kidney.</span></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with my Mom and my Grandmother Barbara Downing</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I recently graduated <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">from </span>high school (Herbert Lehman in the Bronx). I like to play basketball, and had many friends. I moved to Florida to be with family, but I can't do much any more. My disease makes me tired and weak, but a transplanted kidney could cure all of that. A new kidney could save my life. I want to be a film maker someday. Hopefully, I will make that happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am very responsible about taking my medicines and would take good care of a life-saving kidney. Please help me find a donor. Just share this post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">People tend to notice my smile and positive attitude. I always try to do the right thing and help others. Now I need someone to help me. Anyone. Thank you for your consideration of helping to save my life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b>Why this is So Serious - My </b></u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b>Options</b></u>:</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most people have two well-functioning kidne<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ys<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> but can <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lead a full and equally healthy<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> life with <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">just one kidney</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Both of my kidneys are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">almost fully shut down</span> by CKD. So, </span></span>m</span>e<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dically </span>I now have only two options t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o continue living</span>:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dial<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ysis (<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">life expectancy about 5 years)<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">transplant<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a new lease on life</span>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to <a href="http://www.renalandurologynews.com/hemodialysis/dialysis-patient-death-rate-continues-to-drop/article/327727/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">USRDS data</a>, <u>Kidney transplant recipients</u> fare far better
than dialysis patients<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> I need those additiona<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">l years in order <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to continue help<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing others</span></span>.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also, if a willing donor is not an exact match, through an arrangement called "<a href="http://columbiasurgery.org/conditions-and-treatments/paired-donor-exchange" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paired Kidney Donation</a>" <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(kidney swapping) </span>a
donor who is not a match for me might be a match for someone else and I
would be eligible to receive that person's donor's kidney that would be
a match for me. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You'd Like More Information</span></span></b></u>:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">or more information, </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">see Columbia University Medical Center's "<a href="http://columbiasurgery.org/kidney-transplant/becoming-kidney-donor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Becoming a Kidney Donor</a>" and/or watch this short video. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://columbiasurgery.org/lloyd-e-ratner-md-mph-facs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lloyd E. Ratner</a>, MD New York Presbyterian-Columbia</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To Speak with Someone Confidentially</span></b></u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If
you'd like to speak with someone confidentially (without disclosing
your inquiry to me), please connect with:</span><br />
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<b><i>Living Donor Transplant Coordinator</i></b><br />
<i><a href="tel:407-303-3626">(407) 303-3624 Tel.</a></i><br />
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<b>Florida Hospital Transplant Institute</b><br />
<b>Living Donor Program</b><br />
<i>2415 North Orange Avenue, Suite 700, Orlando, FL 32804</i></div>
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<a href="https://www.fhtransplant.com/" target="_blank"><i>https://www.FHTransplant.com/</i></a><br />
<a href="mailto:FHTI.Centralized.Intake@FLHosp.org" target="_blank"><i>FHTI.Centralized.Intake@FLHosp.org</i></a><i> </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Your questions will be answered by a qualified person who is familiar with my (Matt Bustamante) case.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.fhtransplant.com/sites/default/files/imce_uploads/docs/Living-Donation-Guide.pdf" target="_blank">Living Donor Information Guide</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.fhtransplant.com/sites/default/files/imce_uploads/17-transpla-05951-living-donor-application-f3-interactive.pdf" target="_blank">Donor Questionnaire</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Speaking
with a staff member is much better than speaking with me. They know
far more than I do and you will get better information from them. So
please, feel free to contact them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Keep in mind that a confidential phone call to the hospital does not come with any obligations to proceed further.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>Note</u>: F</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">or patients and families who are traveling more than 35 miles to Orlando
for treatment, Florida Hospital's brand-new Bartch Transplant House provides patient
housing and all the support and amenities they need at an affordable
cost during their healing journey. Costs incurred by donors may be reimbursed legally. But payment for organs is illegal.</span><br />
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