Elijah Wilson is raising money for this fundraiser.
Raised: $5,450 of $35,000 Goal
Fundraiser Story
Asking for help has been one of the most challenging and humbling things I have had to do. But it is also something that is very necessary right now. I hope that after you read what we have been going through, you can open your hearts and help me during this unimaginable time in our lives.
A little over a year ago, my son Leave became really sick. He spent 10 days in the hospital, and after multiple hospital visits and hundreds of tests, Leaven’s doctors diagnosed him with nephronophthisis. Nephronophthisis is a rare, inherited kidney disease that causes chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis and can lead to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). It's the most common genetic cause of renal failure in children. On April 5th Leaven underwent surgery for a kidney transplant…. But his story, our story doesn’t end there. Leaven’s body is not taking to this new kidney. After two emergency surgeries, contracting C. Diff, being discharged from the hospital to go home (hopes of going back to Tenness...