You’d never know what Alexa has been through from her laugh, which fills every room she walks into. Born with kidney complications, she has been on dialysis for thirteen months and is still searching for a living donor.
About Alexa
Complications at birth affected Alexa's kidneys, and she has spent her life navigating medications, doctor visits, and hospital care. Her family started searching for a living donor long before she needed dialysis. They're still searching.
Her mom, Vanessa, says Alexa is "a sweet girl who, despite her challenges, is always a bundle of joy, laughing and smiling. She never lets her illness get her down. She is the light of our lives."
Alexa is in 9th grade and loves school, but dialysis keeps her from so much of being a kid. She can't swim or ride roller coasters with her friends. She misses family vacations, playing basketball and Skee-Ball, riding her bike, walking the family dogs, and time with her abuela, Gloria.
Think back to your first year of high school. Now imagine spending it on dialysis. For Alexa, that's real. A living donor could give her the rest of high school back.
Do you want to help Alexa? Please share the link to Alexa's story or reach out to Kidneys for Communities at info@kidneysforcommunities.org to learn more about how you can help. The Kidneys for Communities team is here to answer your questions.
How you can help
The process starts with a simple online questionnaire, followed by a phone interview with a transplant coordinator, both of which are completely confidential.
Please also share this website with everyone in your social channels and others who may be interested in helping us out.
KIDNEY DONATION
How does kidney donation work?
A donor doesn’t need to be an exact match. In fact, because of the Nobel Prize-winning paired kidney exchange program, your kidney donation will not only save one life, but it will save several more in the chain.
Living kidney donation is safe, and all costs associated with your donation are covered. Living donor kidneys also last much longer than deceased donor kidneys. A deceased donor kidney transplant, on average, lasts 10-15 years, while a living donor transplant lasts 12-20 years.
Kidneys for Communities® Donor Benefits
Donating a kidney is one of the most rewarding and fulfilling acts someone can do.
Kidneys for Communities can help you through the process to help save a life, but we know there are many obstacles that can be prohibitive to the donor. At Kidneys for Communities, we take care of our donors with the industry’s most complete donor benefits package:
Onboarding and education
Personalized guidance through the donation process
Anonymity
Cost reimbursements:
Travel, food & lodging, lost wages, child, pet and adult care