Our daughter, Josie Setters desperately needs a kidney transplant! When Josie was only 5 years-old, she began to experience problems with her kidneys. She was eventually diagnosed with end-stage-renal-disease, and was told by her doctors that a kidney transplant was her only hope to survive. Josie is presently on a restricted diet, limiting her to certain foods and drink. Without the surgery, Josie will eventually require dialysis, and will have to remain in the hospital on a daily basis. Her only hope to resume a normal life as an 8 year-old, is to receive her lifesaving kidney transplant in the very near future.

Despite her condition Josie is an energetic and joyful little girl. She attends the 2nd grade and loves both of her puppies, “Fiona” and “Buddy”. Josie wants nothing more than to return to eating pizza and drinking hot chocolate, and live the life every 8 year-old should be living!

Transplants are lifesaving, but the costs are more than our family can handle alone. Josie is hoping to receive the gift of life through a living kidney donor. We are both hoping to be a match for Josie and donate one of our kidneys to our loving daughter. While we look forward to the prospect of helping Josie, our out of pocket medical expenses will exceed $20,000, and we must prepare for this reality. Even with health insurance, co-pays, deductibles, doctor visits, travel and temporary relocation expenses continue to add up. Josie will be required to take anti-rejection medications for the rest of her life, which will cost well over $500 per month.