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Hi Everyone,
I am a 26 year old female who has been BACK on dialysis for the last 8 years now. I've been sick since I was 13, and it has been very rough on me physically and emotionally. I've attempted suicide multiple times but God willing, I survived. I've been on the kidney list (UNOS) for 8 years now with no results unfortunatly. I'm just so tired of dialysis every M-W-F at 6:15am for 3 hours. I'm so young and I haven't been able to experince life to the fullest because of this illness. I feel like I'm alive, but not living. I want to really LIVE! I have dreams of becoming a crime scene analyst one day, and to have a family like a normal woman. My brother finally took the test and he is a match. The only problem is that he is a blue collar worker who has a fiance and 3 kids that he supports by being a machine operator. He tells me that he will donate me this kidney that I desperatly need, but he needs around $3,000 to pay all his bills for the month or so that he would be unable to work. I was so mad at him for a while for even puting a price on my life, because if it was the other way around, I would do it for free in a heartbeat. But recently we had a long talk, and he said that he loves me and would love to donate just like that, but he has responsibilities that he still has to take care of, and if he doesn't work...his family doesn't eat. I've talked to my social worker and he tells me that the state pays medical expenses for him but that's it. And by me being on SSI...there is no way possible for me to come up with that kind of cash. So this goes out to all the good people in this world....."I feel like the living dead....can someone make my dream of just "living" possible?  If you would like to send a money order you can send it to:

Fox Valley Dialysis
C/O Craig Fischer
Tanisha S
1300 Waterford Drive
Aurora, IL. 60506

ANY AMOUNT HELPS!!!!!
Thank you and God Bless

Tanisha S.