My name is Michelle Johnson. I have been a dialysis tech for 3 years and I have seen how kidney disease affects people on dialysis and their families. I have been blessed with so much in my life: four great kids and recently a granddaughter. I called my local transplant hospital and started the process of becoming a live donor. My son’s friend, a 15-year-old boy, had a heart transplant and they had a Facebook page where I found a man named Larry – he needed a kidney. He was using the same transplant coordinator as me and lived in Milford, Penn. as well. We matched and our transplant date was June 20, 2013. We are neighbors and never knew each other and now we are family. I want more people to be aware of organ donation. Anyone’s match could be out there anywhere and it can save someone’s life and change your own in a miraculous way.
Love2spin68@yahoo.com
Everyone should get the extraordinary opportunity to meet a person like Michelle. A giving, caring, family oriented young woman with a heart of gold. In this day and age it is a unusual to find anyone not thinking only of “me”, but rather, how can I help someone else. A happier person does not exist, so I guess her attitude must be the goal to strive for. Organ donation is the “ultimate paying it forward”.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart,
Larry
Thank You Larry Hopefully we can help others through our story!!!!:) you never know where your match could be!! Love you!!!!
Michelle
Your bond is so special! Best wishes to you both for continued health and happiness!