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Mary Andres, a Santa Clarita resident, saw an article recently about a resident who found a kidney through hometownstation.com and decided to reach out to the same residents who came forward in hopes they would help her family members as well.
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Steve, who is in need of a kidney.
“I heard about the story of Mr. Zimmerman finding a donor for himself,” said Andres. “My family has been affected by kidney disease for many years. My brother and sister both need a kidney donor.”
Andres, who has lived in Santa Clarita since 1968, has two brothers and one sister. All of her siblings have Polycystic Kidney Disease.
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Andres’ brother, who moved to Texas to be on a shorter waiting list for a kidney, has been on dialysis for over three years waiting for a donor. He travels to do the dialysis five days a week, and each session takes hours. He had to have his kidneys removed a year ago because the cysts had gotten so big, he had no more room in his stomach.
Cathy, who is in need of a kidney.
If you think you might be willing to donate, call the testing line at 1-888-393-3986 and let them know it’s for Steve Pozza or Cathy Pozza, all testing is free.
Polycystic kidney disease runs rampant in Andres’ family, including her father.
“My dad had a transplant when he was 55 in 1989 and we were blessed to have him in our lives for another 15 years,” said Andres.
Andres’ sister started dialysis a little over a year ago and does dialysis four times a week. Doctors are considering removing her kidneys completely because the cysts are growing very fast.
Those who think they could help by donating a kidney can email Mary Andres here: tandma74@aol.com.
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Rather than having all types of people respond who aren’t eligible, wouldn’t it be more efficient to list which type of people are most likely to match?
I agree with the above statement, how would we know if we could help, Im a 52 year old male that would consider if we knew more.
Ed. Note: The story has been edited to add the number to call to find out how to tell if you might be a good match.
“If you think you might be willing to donate, call the testing line at 1-888-393-3986 and let them know it’s for Steve Pozza or Cathy Pozza, all testing is free.”