- The video shows Jason and his full-time caregiver Crystal at the Riverwalk park, a photo of Jason, and statistics showing the need for kidney transplants nationwide.
- Jason Wood’s kidney function is currently at 5% and they are looking for a donor to help him return to normal life.
It’s unusual for Jason Wood to be out in the park like this after dealing with multiple hospital visits and dialysis appointments due to kidney failure, and he’s now seeking a donor to help him get back to a normal life.
After battling kidney failure for more than three years, Jason Wood is now valuing the little things like spending time outside even more.
“My kidney function is at 5%, but I’m living with it,” Wood said.
Wood said his kidneys were functioning normally in April 2019, but just a year later, he experienced multiple health complications that reduced their function to less than 25%, and he has since lost his kidneys. His life has completely changed.
“In some ways, life has become difficult because I can’t get what I like.”
Wood said his symptoms limit his ability to travel, eat and live a daily life, and his weeks are filled with doctor appointments and dialysis.
“My days are numbered, but I want to live them to the fullest,” he said.
His full-time caregiver, Crystal Wood, said it’s hard to see the stress it puts on his body, especially on days when he wants to quit.
“We hope someone can help him with a kidney transplant and give him another chance at life,” Crystal said.
Crystal takes him to see multiple doctors twice a week and does dialysis three times a week.
She says she is scared to leave him during his nearly four-hour treatment, knowing that some people have died during treatment.
“There’s the fear of not knowing if your loved one will come back.”
Now they have more hope.
they are cooperating kidney connectionan organization Abby Rohrig started after speaking with a man who had donated a kidney and was posting an Instagram ad seeking organs.
“I thought it was really unfortunate that I had to work part-time to get my own kidney on top of dialysis,” Rohrig said.
Quincy Pombert joined the team to help people understand how their donations can help more. 100,000 people I’m on the kidney waiting list.
“Living kidney donation can truly give someone a new lease on life,” Pontvert said.
Ponvert added that if people understood the benefits, more people would donate to help people like Jason.
“There are a lot of people, and I’m just one person on the list,” Wood said.
If you want to donate a kidney to Wood, you can sign up for testing here Or, if you would like more information before signing up, call Keck Living Donor Program at 323-442-7405.
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