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In need of a kidney

Dear Annie: I’m a 41-year-old man who is in desperate need of a kidney transplant. Both of my kidneys are failing. I’ve been on dialysis for 13 years, three days a week for four hours each time. I have tried to work, but my illness has prevented me from holding down steady employment. The transplant team hasn’t been able to find a match, as I have type A blood and very high antibodies (which is a result of the many transfusions I’ve had in order to stay alive). I received a transplant in January 2007, but it had to be removed almost immediately because it was found to have cancer.

My only hope is to have a transplant. I have joined the fundraising website GoFundMe to raise money to go to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. My goal is to raise $250,000, which is the cost of the procedure. If your readers would like to help, they can donate. My future is in the hands of people willing to help. I’m hoping you will print this letter and it will reach someone who might be able to help. I think of the Talmud: “Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world.” — Ian Enkin

Dear Ian: March is National Kidney Month, and in addition to visiting your donation page, I’d like to encourage all my readers to visit https://www.kidney .org for more information about kidney disease and a schedule of KEEP Healthy events, where they can be screened for kidney disease free of charge.

Editor’s note: Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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