Cure for Kathy: January 2015

A note from Kathy

A Note from Kathy:

Recently, my kids posted an invitation to a pancake breakfast to kick off a fundraiser to help raise money, that I would need for a kidney transplant.

Last year, my nephrologist, said that his practice had helped another patient that suffered with similar symptoms of PKD as I do. They had successfully helped this woman, so my Dr asked if I was interested in starting the process of a transplant. I was completely surprised and not very interested in pursuing this. Honestly, the idea scared me.

Recently, my kids have been talking about starting to raise money in the event that I could get a kidney. They talked with their Dad and just before Christmas, Nicoli, my oldest daughter and her siblings told me that they had been working on this project for a while.

One of my sons, Cameron who has been working part time at a local restaurant, was talking about my disease, someone else heard him and suggested a way to kick of the fundraising, thus the pancake breakfast.

This is rather overwhelming and if I never get a kidney, the money raised would go to someone else who has PKD, hopefully one of my many family members that also suffers from PKD or to the PKD Foundation for more research.

Many of you, my family, my church family and even people I have never met have prayed or helped us in some way. Gary and I deeply appreciate all the care we've received through the years.

This new venture to raise money for a kidney has humbled us both.

Kathy

About Kathy

In 2000 Kathy was diagnosed with Polycistic Kidney Disease. PKD is genetic and has effected many people in Kathy's family, her children, her Father, Sister, Niece and Nephew. About 50% of her Father's descendants have PKD.

PKD effects each patient differently. In the Paxton family, there is a history of very painful PKD. This is not necessarily typical for PKD, but it is the norm for this family.

Kathy is on Morphine to help control the pain. Along with a myriad of other medications for connected complications.

PKD effects 1 in 500 people. It is MORE common than Muscular Dystrophy, Down Syndrome, Sickle Cell Anemia and Cystic Fibrosis COMBINED.

There is No Treatment, No Cure.

Kathy's Doctor for the first time in her life, has agreed to go after a Kidney Transplant for her!

There are a lot of unknowns. We need finances and we need a Kidney. We are taking a leap of Faith, to start this process, in hopes that God will heal Kathy with a Kidney Transplant!

We need help raising funds, so that this can be a REAL possibility for Kathy and Gary!

Cure for Kathy

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Cure for Kathy Pancake Breakfast!