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Search Continues for Kidney Donor for Fox Lane High School Student
The family hopes spreading the word will bring in a match.
Michael Dellorso is now a student at Fox Lane High School. The 15-year-old Bedford Hills resident has been under going dialysis since October of 2013 at Montefiore Children’s Hospital.
And he’s hoping for a kidney donor.
The initial donor criteria is someone with O positive blood type, in good health and under the age of 60.
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Anyone who is interested in learning more about being a potential donor should contact Jennifer Flood of Flood Sisters Kidney Foundation of America by emailing jennifer@floodsisters.org or by calling (646)715-8976.
She is working with Michael’s case manager at Montefiore Children’s Hospital to find a match. The Flood Sisters have had success in helping local residents connect for transplants through local & social media.
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Learn more about him on Facebook at “ A Match for Mikey.”
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