David S. Ware Needs a Kidney Donor

[okarol]

Jazz Giant David S. Ware Needs a Kidney Donor
General News Posted: 2009-01-19    
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SOURCE: All About Jazz Publicity

    Dear friends,

    This is an urgent notice on David S. Ware's health. David needs to find a kidney donor.

    David S. Ware was diagnosed with kidney failure in 1999 and he began dialysis that fall. He had an intensive three week hemodialysis regime toward beginning peritoneal (self-administered) dialysis, which would allow him to travel. David has been on this self-administered dialysis regime multiple times every day and night since October 1999. While certainly difficult, he has been able to travel, and perform his music undiminished, since then.

    However, late this past December, David called to say that after 9 years this treatment was no longer working as it had been, and that a kidney transplant is the only viable option for his survival.

    Since then a number of friends and family members have offered to give him one of their kidneys. Unfortunately, they have all been disqualified due to health reasons or not having David's blood type, O.

    Some basic/initial requirements for viable donors are that they must be under 60 years of age, do not have diabetes or high blood pressure, are in general good health, and have blood type O (either O+ or O- is fine).

    The hospital where a transplant would take place is the very highly regarded Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ.

    Willing and able potential donors should please get in touch with us as soon as possible:

        Steven Joerg / David S. Ware management
        aum@aumfidelity.com
        telephone: 718-854-2387

    We will then get them directly in touch with the Kidney Transplant Center at RWJU Hospital to begin the screening process for donor viability.

    Thank you on behalf of David S. Ware; please feel free to forward this notice.

    Steven Joerg
    AUM Fidelity

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=28622  ore about David Ware http://www.aumfidelity.com/david-s-ware.html

[paul.karen]

Advantages of being rich and famous i suppose?
You can beg strangers for kidneys.  Am i allowed to place an ad in the paper saying i want a kidney from anyone willing to give me one??

Sidenote.  If and when i get a kidney i will have the operation at the same hospital.

[okarol]

Everyday I post stories about people looking for kidney donors. This is a press release from the musicians manager, which is unique, but if you contact your local paper they will often do a feature story if you ask. The main thing is to first explore the subject with your transplant hospital to be sure they will test and accept strangers as kidney donors. Many will not.