Christopher Sinanan has served his country and his community in several different ways.
About Christopher Sinanan
Christopher has served in the Army, as a Code Enforcement Officer in Long Island, and as a Commercial Diver for the City of New York.
After graduating high school, he joined the Army and was deployed to Kuwait and Iraq. As an infantryman, he conducted search and rescue operations and escorted helicopters on their way to and from combat.
When he returned stateside, he worked as a code enforcement officer for the Town of Islip, on his native Long Island. He then trained and became a commercial diver, working on a variety of underwater construction projects for the City of New York, including pier repair at Battery Park, a few blocks south of the World Trade Center.
Christopher has had signs of kidney degradation since he was in high school, but he has had regular monitoring and continued living normally. But this past January, bloodwork showed his kidney function had deteriorated substantially and he began dialysis three times a week.
Christopher, who now lives in Old Bridge, NJ, is engaged to a fellow Long Islander who he’s been with for five years. He and Sara had planned to get married this year, but those plans have been put on hold while Christopher deals with his health issues.
A living kidney donor can help Christopher and Sara resume their lives and set a wedding date.
Do you want to help Christopher? Please share the link to Christopher’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.
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