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According to science, your 30’s is a magical time of adulthood: you usually settle in marriage, prepare for parenthood, own or rent a home, and get settled in a career; all of these benchmarks were quintessentially met or on the near horizon for my husband, Alex, and I.
I was in bed with Diabetes on one side and Kidney disease on the other for 8 years until Kidney disease pulled the covers completely away; on January 19, 2019, I had in full-blown End-Stage renal failure and needed to start dialysis.
I had Diabetes my whole life, mutually sharing the space with it was something tangible, as I still had my freedoms to eat, drink, travel, and live a fairly normal life. Renal failure is a whole new level: sitting for 4 hours, 3 times a week connected to a machine is a job all on its own that pays you in the form of nausea, vomiting, cardiac issues, anuria, uremia; headaches, extreme fatigue, maintenance surgery, and anemia (just to name a few).
I tried my best to pre-plan and list for an organ transplant prior to dialysis, but even then, average wait time for organs are 3-5 years, respectively. I am currently listed in Washington State, Oregon State, and Hawaii State for a Kidney and/or Pancreas (SPK) transplant since my family members who tested were not eligible to donate. While I understand transplant is not a cure but a treatment, it definitely supersedes dialysis in that my quality of life will be better, prolonged; I can then get back to an energetic, productive life and work on my goal of becoming either a Nurse Practitioner or Licensed Clinical Social Worker, focusing on helping others in the community like me.
I am thus humbly calling upon family, friends, associates, and anyone interested in helping me raise money to assist in my transplantation journey.
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Thank you for your support!
Tasha 🙂
Thank you all for your support!! We are over half way too our goal.
Queens in Hawaii confirmed they are no longer looking for a surgeon for their pancreas transplant program, so it’s a definite that we will be in the mainland for transplant.
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Janell Mom
Florence Koike
ALOHA TASHA
WE ARE GOOD FRIENDS WITH YOUR DAD HERE ON MOLOKAI
WE WANTED TO SEND OUR BEST WISHES TO YOU AND LET YOU KNOW WE ARE THINKING OF YOU
STAY STRONG & MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS
UNCLE CHARLIE & AUNTY BARBARA BOSTWICK
CHARLIE & BARBARA BOSTWICK
LOVE YOU AND ALWAYS THINKING OF YOU
DAD
WAYNE MEYER
ALOHA TASHA
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL OF OUR BEST WISHES AND SUPPORT
UNCLE PETER & AUNTY BEIL
PETER&BELINDA COCKETT
You are courageous and brave. Much love, Aunt Mary and Uncle George
Mary Jenner
Tasha, sending you Kaua'i rainbows on your journey to good health.
Much aloha, Keala & Carol
Carol Lovell
You are BRAVER than you believe; STRONGER than you seem; SMARTER than you think & LOVED more than you know!! (quote from Christopher Robin)
Anonymous
Sending you lots of love and prayers Tasha
The Redeker Family
Sending lots of love, hope, positive vibes and organ matches for you. May God bless you and Mika’ele always.
Camille Barcoma
I love you aunty Tasha - Alec & gaga ( Ruth Ann DePonte )
Ruth DePonte
We love you tasha & support you always! Hope you reach your goal ❤️
Ruth Deponte
Sending love from CA. Rooting for you, always!
Mandy N
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In honor of Tasha Ham-Deponte
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2 Radnor Corporate Center
Suite 100
100 Matsonford Road
Radnor, PA 19087
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