Our Story
At Bear’s 12-week ultrasound, his parents (Joshua and Jarren) learned that his bladder was severely enlarged. A few days later, they had a referral to see a High-Risk OB. It was that day that Bear was diagnosed with having a Bladder Outlet Obstruction from something called Posterior Urethral Valves. PUV’s occur when a boy is born with extra flaps of tissue that have grown in his urethra, the tube in which...
Continue Reading »Bear Brothers
Knoxville, TN
Transplant Type: Kidney
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $40,000.00
Raised: $10,887 of $40,000 goal
Raised by 44 contributors
Updates
One step forward, two steps back….
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Most of you may know this already, but transplant was cancelled. A week or so before our anticipated transplant date, Bear’s exit site started having some funky drainage.... Continue Reading »
Moving on from dialysis…
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A little over a week ago, we said goodbye to Bear’s primary kidney doctor, Dr. Jones. For the last 3 years, Bear has been under her care and... Continue Reading »
Transplant Day is Set!
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After nearly 3 years, we finally have a transplant date set! A time that used to feel like it was lightyears away is quickly approaching. We are super... Continue Reading »