[color=#000000]Hi, my name is Gabriel "James" Prock. This may or may not be your first time hearing this–in 2023 I found out that I have Stage 5 kidney disease.[/color] [color=#000000]My kidney function has gradually gotten worse, and I am at the point where my treatment options are very limited. I can either continue to go for regular dialysis treatments for the rest of my life or get a kidney transplant.[/color] [color=#000000]For people like me, a kidney transplant can increase the chances of living a longer, healthier life. My dialysis can only do a fraction of what your healthy kidneys do for your body every day. Staying on dialysis-only treatments means a shorter, lower quality life.[/color] [color=#000000]I am currently working on getting on the national deceased donor waiting list. The average wait time is five years. The only other way to shorten the wait time is for me to get a transplant from a living donor. Even though most of us are born with two healthy kidneys, we only need one to survive. That means you, or someone you know, could save a life by choosing to be a living donor. Kidneys from living donors can last almost twice as long as kidneys from deceased donors. Of course, a kidney transplant is a major surgery for myself and my donor, so it does have risks. However, transplant surgery is generally safe and often successful.[/color] [color=#000000]There is no telling when I will get that call from my transplant center that a kidney is available for me. So, while I wait, I am choosing to focus on what is within my control. I have decided to start my own search for a living donor. It is not easy, but I am reaching out for your HELP.[/color] [color=#000000]Please share my story with others you know. You never know who may be able to help me find a donor.[/color] [color=#000000]These are the Transplant Centers that I'm working with in the Tampa Bay area, however, you as a kidney donor can reside anywhere in the United States[/color][center][color=#22313f][size=4][font=Sailec, sans-serif][b]For more information about this program, call (813) 844-5669 or[/b][/font][/size][/color][/center] [center][color=#22313f][size=4][font=Sailec, sans-serif][b]800-505-7769. Press 5 for the kidney transplant program, then 3 for the Living Donor Kidney Transplant Program.[/b][/font][/size][/color][/center] [b][color=#22313f][size=4][font=Arial Black]For more information about this program, call: (727) 588-5837[/font][/size][/color][/b]