Josh Prymych is an amazing strong young man. He and his family have a health challenge and you can help!! 

In 2017, he was diagnosed with "Autosomal Recessive Alport Syndrome". Alports is an inherited disorder of the basement membrane of the kidneys over time. It causes him to have a significant loss in function of the kidneys. This is both of his kidneys. At this time, his kidneys function is sitting at 17% which is most definitely not enough. In the comine months, he will have to start the unavoidable process of dialysis treatments. Unless we are able to find a willing donor whose blood typ is either O - or O +. 

They are pursuing a living donor for 2 main reasons: 

1. Kidneys from living donors last, on average, twice as long as kidneys from deceased donors. 

2. The waiting list for a deceased donor kidney could be more than 5 years. 

Some basic information about kidney donation: 

We are born with an extra kidney -- you only need one to live a full, healthy, long life.  The majority of the donor surgery is done laproscopically, with tiny incisions. The recuperation period is generally 2 weeks for those with a desk job and 6 weeks for those whose job entails heavy lifting. Most donors say if they had another extra kidney they would donate again in a heartbeat and that it is one of the best experiences of their lives!! 

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE OR IF YOU WANT TO SEE IF YOU ARE A MATCH:

Check "See a need, fill a need. Pay it Forward Program" on Facebook. 

Call Rosalie at 204-380-4795. 

Email: rosalie.stelmack@hotmail.com.

Call Dawn at 204-392-6596. 

Email: dprymych@mymts.net.