At 16, Janet McCrary was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, and the illness quickly took over her life. She began using an insulin pump and seemed to have her diabetes under control when she went away for college, but she became very ill and lapsed into a diabetic coma. Since then, she's developed several different conditions, including renal failure and gastroparesis, a condition that reduces her stomach's ability to digest food. Her kidneys have stopped working, and she now requires dialysis treatments to manage her diabetes. Doctors say a kidney/pancreas transplant is her only hope for a second chance at life.
Bill Hahn received a kidney/pancreas transplant in 2009 and became involved with Donate Life America and the National Kidney Foundation to spread the word about organ donation. Bill recently met Janet and featured an interview with her in the video below. To read more about Janet or to make a donation in her honor, visit her web bio on the NFT site.
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