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Archive for January, 2010

Donate Life !!

Donate Life !!

This is why we need to find Zachary a HERO!!

This is why we need to find Zachary a HERO!!

I am sitting here typing in tears… I just got the final results and Christine is not a match…. Christine you are still a HERO !! Either way :) The Next plan is to get the word out about Zachary and keep moving forward!! The Lord has gotten us this far, and everything happens for a reason. We are planning on putting up flyers and going public.

100′S of people have been tested and we sill don’t have a match. You are all HERO’S!!

This is going to be Zachary’s BIGGEST fight to find a match… Zachary has had over 30 surgeries and many complacations !!! He is one tough little boy,) and he will fight until we find him a HERO !

If you would like to help  with getting the word out or have any other suggestions …please email me

elsenpeters@msn.com

or you can find him on face book (Save Zachary)

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Zachary-Elsenpeter/275300678444

Zachary had his first Kidney Transplant when he was just 11 months old, Which his Daddy gave him that second chance at life…. Than our lives changed again….Zachary went into Antibody , Acute and Chronic rejection September 30, 2009, He developed very high class 2 Antibodies . Zachary’s kidney is to damaged to repair, and with his high Antibodies it is going to be very difficult to find him a new Kidney. If you would like to be Zachary’s HERO and get tested to see if you are a match…PLEASE CALL… (612) 625-2186 This is the donor line. Zachary is A+ If you are A+ A- O+ O- and are in good health, under age 60 with good Blood pressures and no Diabetes you could be Zachary’s HERO!!!! Let them Know it is for Zachary Elsenpeter ….. When you leave a message please be PATIENCE. They will call you back

Thank you,

Stacey

Friday, January 29th, 2010
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Zachary had his first Kidney Transplant when he was just 11 months old, Which his Daddy gave him that second chance at life…. Than our lives changed again….Zachary went into Antibody , Acute and Chronic rejection September 30, 2009, He developed very high class 2 Antibodies . Zachary’s kidney is to damaged to repair, and with his high Antibodies it is going to be very difficult to find him a new Kidney. If you would like to be Zachary’s HERO and get tested to see if you are a match…PLEASE CALL… (612) 625-2186 This is the donor line. Zachary is A+ If you are A+ A- O+ O- and are in good health, under age 60 with good Blood pressures and no Diabetes you could be Zachary’s HERO!!!! Let them Know it is for Zachary Elsenpeter ….. When you leave a message please be PATIENCE. They will call you back

Zachary has not been feeling good lately.. He has been up and down all night long feeling sick and dry heiving.. His Blood pressures are still high 130 /100 !! I am so scared that he is going to have a stroke !! The blood vessels in the Kidney are restricted and the Kidney has little blood flow.

We are still waiting to see if Christine is a match.. This has been the longest 2 weeks , and I am going NUTS !! This waiting game is so hard.. I just pray that the Lord will guide us through this journey and protect our little Zachary. It still seems like every other day is a good and than a bad. The Good day means he will sit on the couch and want to play his Wii. On a good day he will walk to his room and to the couch. On a bad day.. All he wants to do is lay in my bed and watch movies and sleep. So either way he has no energy…..

I can’t remember the last time I slept through the night.. Every night Zachary is up and down almost every couple of hours feeling sick or he is just restless.. I am thinking from all his Meds. Nights are rough and it is wearing on all of us and especial Zachary.

Tomorrow Zachary has a Drs. appointment with Pulmnology (Lung Dr)

Zachary having his labs drawn

Zachary having his labs drawn

…. The plan is to get to the bottom of why Zachary has had Pneumonia 5 times this year. Hopefully we can come up with a plan.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayer,
Stacey

Thursday, January 28th, 2010
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Zachary  had his first Kidney Transplant when he was just 11 months old, Which his Daddy gave him that second chance at life…. Than our lives changed again….Zachary went into Antibody , Acute and Chronic rejection September 30, 2009, He developed very high class 2 Antibodies . Zachary’s kidney is to damaged to repair, and with his high Antibodies it is going to be very difficult to find him a new Kidney. If you would like to be Zachary’s HERO and get tested to see if you are a match…PLEASE CALL… (612) 625-2186 This is the donor line. Zachary is A+ If you are A+ A- O+ O- and are in good health, under age 60 with good Blood pressures and no Diabetes you could be Zachary’s HERO!!!! Let them Know it is for Zachary Elsenpeter ….. When you leave a message please be PATIENCE. They will call you back

Zachary had his labs drawn today.. Everything is stable , no change !!! That is AWESOME !!!

Zachary also lost another tooth today.. Well, he pulled it out him self… Brave little boy.

We are still waiting on the results of the final lab draw to see if Christine is a match for Zachary. We still want people to call in until we know for sure.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers,

Stacey

I will update as soon as I know if Zachary has a HERO !! Christine you are a HERO either way !!

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
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Sorry for the lack of updates…

Today my baby girl is 10 yrs old !! Wow where did the time go !!

Kiley

Kiley

Well, no news yet on the potential Donor. I called the Transplant center again today and the test are still running… Not good :( That means that Zachary has a lot of Antibodies. It could take until the end of the week ! This waiting is so hard…..

The other news  that we found out today was that because Zachary has class 2 high antibodies that he is not a Candidate for a cadaver Kidney and his best chance is only a living Donor. That is not good either :(

If Christine (donor) doesn’t match than we need everybody to help us get the word out about Zachary.

Yesterday we all had a blast at the Mall of America Water park !! Thank you hopekids !!

I will update pictures later.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers,

Stacey

Monday, January 25th, 2010
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Zachary had his diaylsis tube removed today… The Drs. were a little worried about him getting a blood infection because he has been running low grade fevers on and off for the last week.

Before tube removal on meds

Before tube removal on meds

During

During

It's out !

It's out !

Tube is out !!! When Zachary woke up he was asking for his Wii !

Now I am happy !! I got my Wii !!

Now I am happy !! I got my Wii !!

On the way home Zachary got pretty sick in the car… Yes , it was ALL over his clothes and in the car seat. I felt so bad for him :(

By the time we got home he was feeling better and you guest it,  he wanted to play his Wii.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayer,

Stacey

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
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