Our Story
Macy Helm is an 18-year-old teen waiting on the transplant list for her 2nd kidney transplant. She was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease at the age of 3 called Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). FSGS is an aggressive and progressive disease that attacks the filtering units of the kidney. It often causes severe swelling, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, in Macy's case blood clots and results in kidney failure up...
Continue Reading »Macy Helm
Colorado Springs, CO
Transplant Type: Kidney
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $25,000.00
Raised: $16,444 of $25,000 goal
Raised by 40 contributors
Updates
Protein Free Pee!
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Macy's recovery is going so well! She's just 3.5 weeks post op and everything is really really good. She's feeling good (minus the moodiness from high dose steroids)... Continue Reading »
Road to Recovery
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It has been a busy past few days but in mostly good ways. Macy and Erin's kidney have surprised us all over the past 6 days and are... Continue Reading »
A Lot To Be Thankful For!
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Macy had a really good and uneventful night here in the PICU with good pain control and we woke up to lots of great news! Her morning kidney... Continue Reading »
Cautiously Optimistic After a Rough Surgery
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I wanted to hop on here before the end of the day to let those following know that Macy is resting comfortably in the PICU. There were some... Continue Reading »
Celebrating 4,726 Days of Life
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We are all settled in and admitted at Children's Hospital and ready for an early morning pre-op call at 6:30 am tomorrow. Macy is hooked up to fluids,... Continue Reading »
Highschool Graduate!
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It has been a bit of a whirlwind few weeks, but all great things! We are thrilled that Macy was able to finish her senior year strong last... Continue Reading »
Transplant Date!
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We are excited to announce that Macy and her living donor Erin have been approved for transplant which will take place on June 7! We feel very blessed... Continue Reading »
Long Overdue Update & Next Steps
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I can't believe it has been 1.5 years since I last updated, but also it was intentional... Not long after my last post, we found out that Macy's... Continue Reading »
Progress and Home!
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Macy is headed home this afternoon after her last dose of IV antibiotics! We are thrilled to get to our own beds, see the boys (the dogs and... Continue Reading »