Urgent request from Tim Janus
From the latest entry on The Whaler’s blog:
A message from Tim Janus.
I want a kidney. Not for me. Not for dinner. But for my mom because hers are failing.
You can help if you pass this information on to people you know or if you’d consider undergoing laparoscopic surgery* to donate one of your kidneys. First, however, it’s important that you understand that Transplant Ethics and Law require that neither I, nor anyone, give you anything in return for your generous intention and the gift of life you are giving when you give your kidney. Your transplant expenses would be covered, but the gift must be freely given.
My mother is a good person, a caring friend to many and a therapist who helps others cope with life’s challenges and make positive changes in their lives. I can’t begin to adequately express my admiration and love for her. It exceeds anything of which many of you would think me capable. Now she needs a living kidney, and neither my sister nor I are good matches for her.
To be a donor you need to be a generally healthy adult with Type “O†blood, who has not had any of the following health problems:
Cancer
Diabetes
Elevated blood pressure (although elevated cholesterol may not be a problem)
Serious heart problems, such as previous heart attack or use of stents.
If you’re interested, please contact Lucinda’s Transplant Coordinator at Hartford Hospital (Hartford, CT) and tell her that you are considering becoming a kidney donor for Lucinda Hannon. She’ll keep your inquiry confidential. She can answer your questions, and she’ll ask you a few questions about your interest in donating as well as about your health. All your answers will be held in strict confidence.If you decide to be tested, she’ll make an appointment for you to have a free blood test. If you are from outside Connecticut, she will mail you several vials to be taken to a lab near you for use when your blood is drawn. The tests will be paid for by my Lucinda’s insurance, except for the small charge of having a lab technician draw your blood. Instructions will come with the vials.
Please contact:
Emily L. Berger, RN, BSN. Kidney Transplant Coordinator
Hartford Hospital Transplant Unit
85 Seymour St, Ste. 321
Hartford, CT 06118
Tele: (860) 545-4156 Fax: (860) 545-4208
Email: elberge@harthosp.orgTell her you’re considering donating to Lucinda Hannon. Thank you for your generosity in considering giving this lifesaving gift.
*Laparoscopic surgery has made donating a kidney far easier than it had been in the past. Today a kidney donor can expect a couple of days in the hospital, a couple of very small scars, and couple of weeks at home away from work to fully recover. Most donors are back to their normal routines within 2-3 weeks. The surgery does not impact one’s quality of life or life expectancy. Statistically, childbirth is six times as dangerous as laparoscopic kidney surgery.
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gerberdaisee said
February 14, 2007 @ 10:42 pm
i’m going to contact the nurse. maybe i can help.
Anonymous said
February 15, 2007 @ 8:09 am
I hate to hear about life threatening health problems with ANYONE, much less a fellow CE. God Speed to your mother, finding a donor and her subsequent recovery.
Take care
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Mega Munch said
February 15, 2007 @ 10:52 am
I’ll spread the word however I can. Good luck X!
Rhonda Evans said
February 15, 2007 @ 12:13 pm
I’m praying for your mom Tim. Keep the faith. Things have a way of working out when you do. Godspeed to both you and your mom.
Tim said
February 15, 2007 @ 4:53 pm
Thank you guys all very much.
Kevin "Krazy Kevin" Lipsitz said
February 16, 2007 @ 12:09 am
Dear Tim,
Lorraine and I hope your mom finds a donor with the right blood type and gets well soon.
Take care,
Sincerely,
Lorraine and Kevin
beautifulbrian said
February 16, 2007 @ 10:27 am
I am a firm believer that we are are product of how our parents raised us which leads me to believe that Tim’s parents did a fine job and his mom must be one great lady. Tim is one of the most unselfish individuals i have ever met. He feeds the homeless . If you ever need a favor he is always there to lend a helping hand. He gave away practically all of his hotdogs which he won at the Hartford qualifier a few yrs ago and i was one of the recipients. He never boasts about being on tv or rarely informs anyone about his media gigs because he feels bad about showing up others that don’t get those same opportunities.As Ed sullivan remarked about Elvis when he first appeared on his show”, This is one fine decent young man” I pray for the Janus family in their time of distress and hope that Tim’s mom recieves the donor kidney so she can go on with her life. Tim we are all pulling for your mother . God bless
Anonymous said
February 17, 2007 @ 4:58 pm
Brian I looked at your bits and pieces section and you state that sonya on her site said that eatfeats first reported on Tim’s mother’s condition. It does not say that. It says that “according to eatfeats.com__ __. ” She probably saw it first at eatfeats. I know that is where I saw it first. But it does not matter. What matters is Tim’s mom.
Bison said
February 18, 2007 @ 2:22 pm
I hope and Pray yout Mother gets the Donor Tim.
Ray
Luther said
February 19, 2007 @ 7:22 am
Tim I am pulling for your mom. You and her both. By the way Tim. Congratulations on your near miss at the cheese fries.
Gil Maffeo said
July 9, 2007 @ 1:17 pm
Tim,
I wish you and your family the best of luck. I will pray for your mother.
Gil Maffeo
SRUJAN said
September 11, 2007 @ 2:44 am
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