Ride4Alex
Ride4Alex
Ride4Alex
The last week of Sept 2022, our oldest son Alex was taken to the ER because he had extreme swelling of his face and could barely open his eyes, he was also violently vomiting to the point where he had an extensive amount of broken blood vessels clearly showing in he face and the whites of his eyes were completely turned blood red. After the ER ran some blood tests, they found that his BUN and Creatinine levels were dangerously high and shipped him via ambulance to St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Toledo, Ohio. Alex had been diagnosed several years earlier with a rare kidney disease called Henoch Schönlein Purpura, or IGa Vasculitis. His condition took a rapid turn for the worse and Alex needed immediate dialysis, steroid treatments, and other medical interventions in order for him to stabilize. Once he was stable and a biopsy was done, he was told he had glomerulonephritis, his kidneys function was measured to be about 15%, and that his kidneys had about 80% scarring and would not recover. Alex would need to have a kidney transplant. After a week in the heart and vascular center at St. V’s, Alex was sent home and continues to receive dialysis while we await the kidney transplant. His dialysis started at 3 times a week for 3.5 hours but was then moved to 4 hour treatments. Alex had a peritoneal port placed in his stomach at the end of November and just began doing peritoneal dialysis instead of hemodialysis, which means he can now to home treatments every night when he sleeps for about 6 hours each night. Alex is an amazing young man that inspires others to laugh. He loves Jesus and even sings on the Xperience Church Worship Team. His faith and positive attitude is so contagious and he had inspired others to stand firm in their love of the Lord, regardless of the circumstances he’s dealing with. He truly is a light in this world and is loved by so many people. We stand in agreement with Alex and know that God has a huge call on Alex’s life and we believe he will get a kidney soon and his life will return to normal.
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