Quas’Jon “Q” Flowers is a police officer with the Albany GA Police Department. He’s been with the department for two years, serving as a field training officer and a member of the force’s SWAT team.
Q loves his job. He wanted to be in law enforcement since he was young, and he had an older cousin who became a policeman. When he saw how much his cousin loved the job, that sealed the deal for Q and he applied to the Regional Police Academy in Tifton GA, where he was elected Class President.
Q loves serving. “Being a police officer isn’t just my job, it’s who I am,” he says.
He’s only 25, but he’s had several years of kidney issues that were first discovered when he tried to enlist in the armed forces at age 17. Kidney disease runs in his family, across multiple generations – his grandfather, his dad, an uncle and now a 19-year old cousin who is in need of a kidney transplant. Q was recently diagnosed with Stage 5 kidney failure, with his kidney function between 5 – 9 percent. Despite his declining health, he continued working until he could no longer safely perform full duty. He hopes to return to duty in the near future.
Q married Binkey Flowers in April, 2024. She says it’s been an emotional and mental strain as she sees her husband’s health decline. “Watching his body slowly work against him has been heartbreaking,” she says. “But we believe a new kidney can save his life. If our story helps even one person decide to get screened, it could save not just my husband’s life, but someone else’s too.” And Quas’Jon can then return to the job he loves – proudly serving the people of Albany, GA.
Do you want to help Q? Please share the link to Q’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.
