Our Story
When Clayton was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease at 15 months old, it was hard to know what his future would hold. He faced many surgeries in the first 7 months of his diagnosis, and began seeing urology and nephrology specialists regularly. Even as a young child he quickly adjusted to having regular blood draws, doctor visits and the other testing that became his new normal. We learned when he was...
Continue Reading »Clayton Christensen
Alpharetta, GA
Transplant Type: Kidney
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $60,000.00
Raised: $62,853 of $60,000 goal
Raised by 274 contributors
Updates
It’s GO time!
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The beginning of our summer was marked by one doctor trying to set a transplant date for August, and the transplant doctor wanting to wait because Clayton wasn't... Continue Reading »
Growing Up
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Growing up in a new normal
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After his initial diagnosis and the many surgeries, Clayton and our family started to settle in to our new normal. Clayton began taking a handful of medications to... Continue Reading »
Transplant evaluations
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From the time of his first kidney appointment, his nephrologists have been saying that puberty would likely be the time Clayton needs his transplant, because his kidneys would... Continue Reading »