‘Gift of life’: North Carolina mother in search of kidney donor
Updated: 12:58 AM EDT Jun 11, 2024
636 NOW NEW THIS MORNING, A LOCAL MOM IS FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE AND HOPING YOU CAN HELP. SHE IS IN NEED OF A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO FIND A DONOR. STAR. CONNOR JOINS US NOW WITH HER STORY STAR. GOOD MORNING. WELL, TONYA ORTIZ QUADRA SAYS THAT SHE HOPES THAT HER STORY WILL INSPIRE PEOPLE TO GET TESTED AND THAT SHE FINDS A MATCH TO HELP SAVE HER LIFE. TWO YEARS AGO, TONYA ORTIZ, QUADRA WENT TO THE DOCTOR AFTER NOT FEELING WELL, BUT ENDED UP BEING ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR THREE WEEKS. THEY DID A BIOPSY AND THAT’S WHEN THE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE, YOU KNOW, CAME BACK. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH GOODPASTURE’S SYNDROME, WHICH ATTACKS THE KIDNEYS AND LUNGS. BOTH OF MY KIDNEYS ARE DESTROYED. TWO WEEKS AGO, AS I WAS DOING MY MONTHLY BLOOD WORK. THAT’S WHEN, UM, MY KIDNEY FUNCTION IS NOW 7%, AND NOW I’M CONSIDERED A STAGE FIVE OR END STAGE, UH, KIDNEY DISEAE. ORTIZ QUADRA SAYS SHE HOPES TO FIND A KIDNEY MATCH AND A POSITIVE DONOR SO SHE CAN WATCH HER BOYS GROW UP. I’M SCARED OF DEATH. I’M SCARED TO LEAVE MY KIDS AND ALL, HE SAID IS, MOMMY, I DON’T WANT YOU TO DIE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT’S BEEN IT HAS BEEN PRETTY HARD, UM, FOR ME, YOU KNOW, JUST TO HEAR YOUR FOUR YEAR OLD SAYING THAT THE 32 YEAR OLD SAYS SHE’S REGISTERED WITH THE NATIONAL KIDNEY REGISTRY. SHE WILL BE ON DIALYSIS FOR SEVEN DAYS A WEEK UNTIL SHE FINDS THAT ONE PERSON WHO CAN HOPEFULLY SAVE HER LIFE, WHOEVER MY KID, MY KIDNEY DONOR, IS. UM, YOU KNOW, I JUST HOPE THEY THINK ABOUT GIVING ME THAT GIFT OF LIFE. AND TO BE A KIDEY DONOR, YOU MUST BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. YOU SHOULD BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE AND HAVE A NORMAL KIDNEY FUNCTION. AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PREVENT YOU FROM BEING A DONOR INCLUDE UNCONTROLLABLE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES, HIV, AND HEPATITIS. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT KIDNEY DONATIONS OR TO SEE IF YOUR MATCH, LOOK FOR THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE. WXII 12.COM. IN
‘Gift of life’: North Carolina mother in search of kidney donor
Updated: 12:58 AM EDT Jun 11, 2024
Tannia Ortizcuadra said she hopes her story will inspire people to get tested and that she can find a match to help save her life.Two years ago, Ortizcuadra went to the doctor after not feeling well but ended up being admitted to the hospital for three weeks.”They did a biopsy, and that’s when the autoimmune disease came back,” she said.She was diagnosed with Goodpasture syndrome, which attacks the kidneys and lungs.”Both of my kidneys are destroyed,” the mother said. “Two weeks ago, when I was doing my monthly bloodwork that’s when my kidney function showed I was now at 7%. Now I’m considered at Stage 5, or end stage of kidney disease.”Ortizcuadra said she hopes to find a kidney match, an O-positive donor, so she can watch both her young sons grow up.”I’m scared of death. I’m scared to leave my kids,” Ortizcuadra said. “All he said is, ‘Mommy, I don’t want you to die.’ It has been pretty hard for me. Just to hear your 4-year-old saying that.” The 32-year-old said she’s registered with the National Kidney Registry. She is on dialysis seven days a week until she finds that one person who can hopefully save her life.”Whoever my kidney donor is, you know, I just hope they think about giving me that gift of life,” she said.If you would like to see if you’re a match for Ortizcuadra, information has been provided here:https://www.facebook.com/tannia.ortiz.127https://nkr.org/SKH876
Tannia Ortizcuadra said she hopes her story will inspire people to get tested and that she can find a match to help save her life.
Two years ago, Ortizcuadra went to the doctor after not feeling well but ended up being admitted to the hospital for three weeks.
“They did a biopsy, and that’s when the autoimmune disease came back,” she said.
She was diagnosed with Goodpasture syndrome, which attacks the kidneys and lungs.
“Both of my kidneys are destroyed,” the mother said. “Two weeks ago, when I was doing my monthly bloodwork that’s when my kidney function showed I was now at 7%. Now I’m considered at Stage 5, or end stage of kidney disease.”
Ortizcuadra said she hopes to find a kidney match, an O-positive donor, so she can watch both her young sons grow up.
“I’m scared of death. I’m scared to leave my kids,” Ortizcuadra said. “All he said is, ‘Mommy, I don’t want you to die.’ It has been pretty hard for me. Just to hear your 4-year-old saying that.”
The 32-year-old said she’s registered with the National Kidney Registry. She is on dialysis seven days a week until she finds that one person who can hopefully save her life.
“Whoever my kidney donor is, you know, I just hope they think about giving me that gift of life,” she said.
If you would like to see if you’re a match for Ortizcuadra, information has been provided here:
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