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Bremen Alumni Needs Kidney Transplant

20-year-old Bremen High School Alumni needs a kidney transplant

20-year-old Bremen High School Alumni needs a kidney transplant
20-year-old Bremen High School Alumni needs a kidney transplant (Jennifer Ryan, gofundme page for Danny Oganovich)

Bremen High School Alumni Danny Oganovich is only 20 years old and in end-stage renal failure (ESRF). He was first diagnosed with kidney disease early in his sophomore year and as the disease progressed, he was told by his nephrologist that he would not walk across the stage for high school graduation or finish his career playing hockey for the local Cobras Hockey Club. Despite his prognosis, Danny achieved both obstacles.

Unfortunately, his prognosis has now caught up with him and he is waiting for a living donor.

While waiting for a match, Danny's health continues to decline and his medical bills have become unmanageable. Currently, Danny must see many specialists, receive dialysis 10 hours a day, and takes over 30 pills daily.

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If any local community members can help make a difference, the family is seeking donations via a gofundme page which can be found here.

Community members can also help by sharing Danny's story/gofundme page, and visiting Danny's Facebook page at Help Find a Living Kidney Donor for Danny O.

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