Our Story
Sydney is a sweet, quiet, loving 11-year-old girl. She was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (kidney failure) at the start of last year in February 2022. On 1/17/22 Sydney had a tooth extraction that would not clot properly. The dentist’s office had her in multiple times but could not stop the bleeding. She began vomiting a lot and we were concerned that she may have had an infection at the...
Continue Reading »Sydney DeRaita
Kuna, ID
Transplant Type: Kidney
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $60,000.00
Raised: $53,826 of $60,000 goal
Raised by 190 contributors
Updates
6 months post transplant!
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Dear Diary Entry #22- 12/2/23 It’s hard to believe today has been 6 months since transplant! Sydney is doing well and her labs look good. She is homeschooling... Continue Reading »
Make-A-Wish Disney World!!!
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Dear Diary Entry #26- 6/12/24 We went on the Make- A- Wish Disney World trip! What an exhausting, hot and humid yet magical trip! Make -A -Wish was... Continue Reading »
1 Year Kidneyversary!!
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Dear Diary Entry #25- 6/2/24 Wow so here we are! Happy kidney anniversary from my kidney to Sydney! Can you believe it’s been a year already?! It flew... Continue Reading »
One Year since we left for Miami!
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Dear Diary Entry #24- 5/23/24 It’s been exactly a year since we left for Miami to prepare for transplant! That means our year anniversary of the transplant is... Continue Reading »
Check up in Miami
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Dear Diary Entry #23- 1/27/24 Wow we are going to be 8 months post transplant soon! The Miami team wanted to see Sydney for a check up so... Continue Reading »
Swimming again!
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Dear Diary Entry #21 - 8/5/23 It’s been 2 years since Sydney has been to a pool. Earlier this week she got to go swimming! Thank you... Continue Reading »
Swimming again!
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Home sweet home
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Dear Diary Entry #20- 7/30/23 I haven’t have a chance to update in a little bit. Guess what? We are home! It was bittersweet leaving Miami. ... Continue Reading »
Home sweet home
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