Living kidney donor sought for Red Deer County woman
A man from Red Deer County has launched a campaign hoping to find a living kidney donor for his wife.
Tom Kean has been spreading the word that his wife Merill needs living kidney donor to prevent her from facing kidney failure and going on dialysis within the next six months
Merrill Kean, who is 61, only has seven percent of her kidney function left as a result of Focal Segmental Glomerulo Sclerosis (FSGS). The condition is rare and attacks the kidney’s filtering units and causes serious scarring, eventually leading to kidney failure.
Without an organ transplant, Merrill’s kidneys will shut down and she will be forced to go on dialysis within six months to a year. She can’t be put on a deceased kidney donor list until she is undergoing dialysis.