Stacy's Story

Stacy Pare, 57, is a mother and grandmother who currently resides in Michigan with her daughter, son-in-law, and grandson. Stacy has been struggling with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), a genetic disease that eventually leads to kidney failure since she was a young child, and is now in need of a kidney transplant. Over the past two and a half years, Stacy has been attending dialysis 3 times a week to help filter out the toxins that her body can't filter out naturally. Treatment has been difficult for Stacy both mentally and physically. Most days consist of nausea and vomiting as well as the inability to eat or drink. She is unable to travel far from home since she relies on dialysis to live.

About Stacy

Stacy is a loving and caring person who puts other's needs before her own. Her hobbies include watching baseball, tennis, football, and knitting. Stacy is currently knitting hats for a program called "Warmth For Warriors" to support active and retired military members. Stacy loves spending time with her grandson Oliver. Stacy has volunteered her time to help out at local events within her community. She has one daughter who served in the Army for 6 years. Her daughter is unable to donate a kidney since she has PKD too.

Stacy's Information

Name of person in need of a kidney: Stacy Pare

Hospital Name: Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan

Beaumont Transplant Phone Number: 248-551-9853

Helpful Information

A living donation is a type of kidney transplant where a living person donates one of their two healthy kidneys to a person living with kidney disease. A living donor is a person who donates a healthy kidney.
You don't need to reside in the same state as the kidney patient.
The transplant will be covered by insurance.
Most people can return to normal activities after 2 – 4 weeks.
You can live a normal life with only one kidney.