“We can launch rockets into space, develop artificial intelligence, connect billions of people, and build technology that once seemed impossible. So why can’t we find one extraordinarily rare kidney match—or develop a functioning artificial kidney that could eliminate the need for one?“
–By Steven Mills | President and Publisher, On The Dial–
I’ve spent more than thirty years working in radio, and I never imagined that one day I’d be using practically everything I’ve learned about broadcasting, marketing, audience development, and getting people’s attention in an effort to save my own life. Over the past several weeks, I’ve been fortunate enough to share my story with Dave Ramsey, Chris Plante, and my new friend TJ Taormina of the nationally syndicated TJ Show. I’ve connected with Edgar “Shoboy” Sotelo about bringing my journey to his audience, appeared in television reports, watched my story reach millions through social media, and publicly challenged some of the most influential people on the planet to help me find a kidney. And after all of that, I still find myself sitting here in Kansas, dealing with dialysis, the physical exhaustion that accompanies kidney failure, the bills that never seem to stop arriving, and a medical compatibility problem so extraordinary that even finding someone willing to donate doesn’t mean we’ve found someone who can.
Now, don’t misunderstand me. I’m enormously grateful for every interview, every share, every contribution, and every person who has taken an interest in my circumstances. But I’ve reached a point where I’m beginning to wonder whether I’ve been thinking about this entire situation too narrowly.
Maybe the challenge shouldn’t simply be finding somebody willing to give me a kidney.
Maybe we should be asking whether the most technologically advanced society in human history can find a way to solve the problem itself.
And that’s where this story gets interesting.
I’m talking about Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Rogan, MrBeast, the journalists at TechCrunch, and some of the brightest scientific and engineering minds in the world. I’m talking about people who have access to artificial intelligence, advanced electronics, biomedical research, extraordinary financial resources, and platforms capable of reaching audiences larger than anything broadcasters could have imagined when I started my career in 1995.
I want to challenge them to come together, or at least connect the right people, and explore two possibilities.
First, can we use our most advanced communication and computational technologies to expand the search for the extraordinarily rare kidney my body might accept?
And second, if a compatible biological kidney remains almost impossible to find, can the engineering and medical research communities accelerate the development of an artificial, bioengineered, or electronically supported kidney capable of performing the functions my own kidneys no longer can?
I realize that second question sounds ambitious.
Maybe even outrageous.
But I have news for you.
When you’re dealing with kidney failure, heart damage, dialysis, and a cPRA of 99.9999%, you don’t have a whole lot of interest in being timid.
I’ve already tried being reasonable.
I’ve already tried waiting patiently.
I’ve already tried writing polite letters and hoping somebody with influence happens to read one.
Now I’m wondering whether we can get the people developing the technology of tomorrow to help somebody who’s trying desperately to be here tomorrow.
And I don’t think that’s an unreasonable thing to ask.
I’ve never had much trouble talking into a microphone. I’ve programmed stations, worked in multiple markets, built radio brands, and spent enough time in studios to know that broadcasters can accomplish extraordinary things when they get behind a cause.
But the last several weeks have been unlike anything I’ve experienced professionally.
My October 2 interview with TJ Taormina and the nationally syndicated TJ Show gave me an opportunity to share the reality of my kidney search with listeners across the country. TJ and his team treated me with genuine compassion, and the conversation didn’t end when the interview was over.
We’ve continued talking, and some of the ideas that helped inspire this article came directly from one of those conversations.
TJ encouraged me to think about the people who own the largest platforms and develop the technologies that are transforming the world. Why not ask Elon Musk whether artificial intelligence could help? Why not challenge Mark Zuckerberg to use Meta’s reach? Why not involve Joe Rogan, MrBeast, and the journalists who regularly examine the possibilities of emerging technology?
And then TJ mentioned something that really got me thinking.
What about the companies experimenting with genetic engineering? What about researchers working to create replacement organs? What about using artificial intelligence and advanced electronic systems to address medical problems that have resisted conventional solutions?
I started digging into those questions, and I discovered that some of the technologies we’re talking about aren’t simply ideas from a science-fiction movie.
Researchers are actually working on them.
But before I get to that, let me tell you what these recent national radio opportunities have meant to me.
Dave Ramsey gave me an opportunity to discuss the financial devastation that can accompany serious illness. Now, I know Dave has spent his career teaching people about financial responsibility, planning for the future, and avoiding the mistakes that can leave families vulnerable.
I’ve listened to those principles for years.
But I would love to find the chapter of the financial planning handbook that explains what to do when surviving two cancers, undergoing a bone marrow transplant, and eventually developing kidney failure consumes approximately $300,000 in retirement savings.
Because I seem to have missed that chapter.
I worked.
I saved.
I made plans.
Then life showed up with a medical bill that apparently hadn’t bothered to read any of those plans.
I can laugh about that because humor has become one of the ways I cope with everything happening to me. But the reality is that serious illness can dismantle decades of financial preparation, even when people have made a genuine effort to be responsible.
My providers have billed amounts approaching $600,000 for medical treatment during 2026. That is not the amount I personally owe, and I want to be very clear about that distinction. Medicare covers a substantial portion of qualifying care, but deductibles, coinsurance, supplies, transportation, and other costs still place enormous pressure on my household.
I’ve faced dialysis-related supply expenses and obligations approaching $800 in some months.
Medical appointments can mean driving approximately 80 miles each way.
And my car, which has around 130,000 miles on it, is beginning to remind me that it would also appreciate a few replacement parts.
The difference is that when my car needs a replacement part, somebody can usually order it.
I wish the same were true of my kidneys.
Then came Chris Plante.
Chris welcomed me onto his nationally syndicated radio program on October 13, and during approximately seven minutes of conversation, he allowed me to mention FindMyOne.org three times.
Three times!
For somebody who has spent his career understanding the importance of a good call to action, that was a tremendous gift.
Chris also told me about having once attempted to register as a kidney donor for a friend, only to discover that he wasn’t medically eligible.
That part of our conversation affected me more than he probably realized.
People sometimes assume that finding a willing donor is the hard part. In many cases, it certainly is. But in my situation, willingness is only the beginning.
My cPRA is 99.9999%.
That measurement estimates how extensively my immune system is sensitized against potential donor tissue. In practical terms, finding a kidney that my body can safely accept is extraordinarily difficult.
I’ve had people inquire about donation. I’ve been through the disappointment of hearing that potential donors couldn’t proceed or weren’t compatible.
And every time that happens, we’re reminded that even a wonderful person making an extraordinarily generous offer may not be medically able to help.
The doctors have described the rarity of my circumstances in terms approaching one in a million. That isn’t an exact prediction that precisely one person in a million will qualify as my donor, because transplant compatibility depends on additional testing and medical factors.
But I can assure you that the difficulty is very real.
And that’s why Chris sharing his personal experience meant so much.
He understood.
Meanwhile, Edgar “Shoboy” Sotelo has also become part of this effort, with an interview opportunity through his syndicated program helping move the story toward another audience. Edgar’s background in radio and his ability to communicate with listeners across different communities represent another chance to reach people who may never have encountered my story.
I’m grateful to him, to Dave, to Chris, and especially to TJ for the encouragement and opportunities they’ve provided.
And I haven’t forgotten the television broadcasters who helped bring this story to their audiences, including KAKE in Wichita, KMBC in Kansas City, and KETV in Omaha, along with other radio and television outlets that have given me an opportunity to explain what’s happening.
Josh Liljenquist and his team helped bring my circumstances to an enormous audience through a video that was shared far beyond anything I initially imagined.
David Krissman invited me to share my journey through The Great Social Experiment and helped establish FindMyOne.org as a central destination for people who want to understand the search.
As of my October 13 update, Josh’s primary GoFundMe had reached approximately $75,952 through the generosity of 2,225 donors.
That’s an extraordinary demonstration of kindness, and I will never stop being grateful.
But there’s something I need everybody reading this to understand.
Millions of views are not the same as one medically compatible kidney.
A successful interview isn’t a transplant.
A generous donation isn’t a crossmatch.
And a million people sharing a video doesn’t automatically mean that the one person who might be able to help has seen it.
Those efforts are essential because they expand the possibilities, but they haven’t yet solved the problem.
And while all of this attention is happening, dialysis continues.
That’s another part of the story people don’t always see.
I can spend part of the morning talking to a nationally syndicated broadcaster and the afternoon dealing with the same exhausting medical routine that has become part of my life.
I perform peritoneal dialysis at home, managing multiple exchanges throughout the day. There have been catheter problems, drainage difficulties, nausea, swelling, abdominal discomfort, exhaustion, and the constant need to organize life around treatment.
The equipment doesn’t care that I’ve been invited onto a national radio show.
It doesn’t care whether I’m supposed to officiate a wedding, preach a sermon, attend a community event, or write a story for On The Dial.
And it certainly doesn’t care whether I’ve had a good day or a bad one.
Dialysis keeps me alive, and I’m profoundly grateful that the treatment exists.
But I would give just about anything to reach a point where it no longer defines my daily schedule.
People see a photograph of me wearing a suit and smiling at church. They see the videos, the interviews, and the occasional Facebook post where I’m making jokes and trying to remain positive.
They don’t always see what happens when the cameras are turned off.
They don’t see every hour devoted to treatment.
They don’t see the exhaustion.
They don’t see the financial calculations that have become part of ordinary household life.
And they don’t always understand that somebody can be smiling while feeling physically miserable.
I’ve become pretty good at that.
I suppose thirty years of working in radio helped.
After all, I’ve spent plenty of mornings sounding cheerful on the air when I probably could have used another four hours of sleep.
But this is different.
I have a wife who has stood beside me through more than either of us ever anticipated.
I have a daughter whose life I desperately want to continue being part of.
I have a church that has supported me with extraordinary love.
And I have an industry that has given me more wonderful experiences and friendships than I could ever count.
I want to keep all of those things.
I want to keep pastoring.
I want to keep writing.
I want to keep playing the piano.
I want to keep making people laugh.
And I’d really like to enjoy a few ordinary Tuesdays when the most important problem I have to solve is figuring out what we’re having for dinner.
That’s why I’m not satisfied with simply waiting.
Elon Musk, here’s my challenge to you.
You have helped build rockets that travel into space and return to Earth. Tesla works with advanced electronics, robotics, and engineering. Neuralink is investigating technologies designed to connect the human brain with computers. And xAI has developed Grok, an artificial intelligence system intended to help people examine information and solve complicated problems.
I don’t expect Grok to produce the name of a compatible kidney donor simply because somebody types in my medical history.
That’s not how transplantation works, and I don’t want anybody pretending otherwise.
But could a team combining legitimate transplant specialists with AI researchers identify useful opportunities to expand the search, investigate current scientific literature, or connect my doctors with experts who understand extraordinarily difficult transplant cases?
Could technology assist with research involving immunological compatibility?
Could computational tools help scientists investigate better filtration membranes, biomaterials, or other components that might contribute to artificial kidney development?
And could engineers experienced in miniaturized electronic systems, advanced manufacturing, sensors, and complicated biological interfaces help researchers solve some of the engineering obstacles facing implantable artificial kidneys?
I’m asking serious questions.
Because there is already a serious research effort underway.
At the University of California, San Francisco, Dr. Shuvo Roy and his collaborators have been developing an implantable bioartificial kidney through The Kidney Project.
Their approach combines advanced filtration membranes with living kidney cells, with the goal of reproducing essential kidney functions in a device that could eventually be implanted into a patient.
The research involves sophisticated engineering, biomedical materials, and the challenge of creating a system capable of operating safely inside the human body.
It’s not an approved treatment.
The proposed implantable device has not yet reached human clinical trials.
And nobody can promise that the technology will become available in time to help me.
But it represents something real.
An effort to create an alternative to the traditional donor kidney.
And that’s where my imagination begins running.
Elon, what if some of your engineers sat down with the people working on The Kidney Project?
What if they reviewed the technical challenges and identified areas where their experience with electronics, manufacturing, materials, or computational modeling might actually contribute?
Maybe they’d discover that the problems require expertise completely outside their existing capabilities.
Maybe they’d learn that medical researchers have already explored the ideas they were considering.
Or perhaps they’d identify a useful collaboration.
We won’t know unless somebody starts the conversation.
And if the answer is that it will take many more years to develop a safe, functioning artificial kidney, then perhaps the public attention could still help advance a project that might someday spare other families the agony of searching for a compatible donor.
I’m not asking for a science-fiction demonstration.
I’m asking whether one of the world’s most ambitious technology organizations might consider bringing some of its expertise to a legitimate medical engineering challenge.
Can you help find my kidney—or help researchers build the technology that could one day replace it?
And Elon, if we ever reach the point where I can live with an implantable artificial kidney, I promise I’ll happily tell everybody about it.
I’ll even consider letting Grok write the owner’s manual.
Although I reserve the right to ask a real doctor before changing the batteries.
Mark Zuckerberg, I have a different challenge for you.
Your company operates communication platforms connecting billions of people.
Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp have changed how the world shares information.
My story has already circulated across those platforms, but it hasn’t reached the result we need.
So what if Meta collaborated with established organ-donation organizations on a voluntary, medically responsible awareness effort designed to help people understand living kidney donation and direct interested individuals to qualified transplant programs?
Not by mining private medical information.
Not by pressuring people to donate.
Not by pretending an algorithm can determine compatibility on its own.
By using communication technology to help willing people learn about a legitimate medical need.
And Mark, your company has a history here.
In 2012, you and Sheryl Sandberg helped introduce a Facebook initiative encouraging organ-donor registration.
You recognized that social connections might help address a life-saving public-health need.
I’m asking whether Meta could revisit that idea with the platforms and capabilities it has today.
Imagine the headline.
META HELPS KANSAS FATHER FIND EXTRAORDINARILY RARE KIDNEY MATCH
Wouldn’t that be something?
A company that connects billions of people helping one father connect with the person who could save his life.
And even if my own search remains difficult, perhaps the effort could help other families facing similar circumstances.
Mark, I’m not asking you to write a check.
I’m asking whether your people could help get this message in front of more of the right people.
And perhaps help convene technology and medical specialists who could examine longer-term solutions.
Your organization has access to extraordinary computational expertise, researchers, and engineering talent.
What if some of that talent joined a broader conversation about the technologies that might eventually help patients whose donor-matching options are severely limited?
That’s a challenge worthy of consideration.
Joe Rogan, I have a challenge for you, too.
Your podcast has become one of the largest platforms for extended conversations about science, medicine, technology, human potential, and ideas that challenge conventional thinking.
So let’s have one of those conversations.
Bring in a transplant immunologist.
Bring in someone from The Kidney Project.
Bring in a physician who works with highly sensitized kidney patients.
Bring in an expert on artificial intelligence and biomedical engineering.
And if you’d like a patient to explain what living with this medical situation actually feels like, I’ll be happy to join you.
We don’t need to spend the conversation promoting unproven cures.
We need to ask legitimate questions.
Why are certain patients so difficult to match?
How do current paired-donation systems work?
What scientific advances might eventually reduce the need for conventional organ donation?
How close are we to implantable artificial kidneys?
What role could AI, advanced electronics, bioengineering, and better manufacturing systems realistically play?
And what prevents promising research from reaching clinical trials?
Joe, you’ve devoted hours to subjects ranging from ancient civilizations to the possibilities of artificial intelligence.
I think we can find a couple of hours to discuss the future of organ transplantation.
And I promise that if you ask me to explain what it’s like living on dialysis, you’ll get an answer considerably more entertaining than the one you might find in a medical textbook.
Although there are parts of that answer I wish weren’t quite so interesting.
MrBeast, here’s a challenge that doesn’t involve buying somebody a Lamborghini.
Jimmy, you have built one of the largest audiences in entertainment, and you’ve demonstrated an extraordinary ability to organize projects that capture public attention.
What if you used that creative ability to help educate people about living kidney donation?
What if your audience became part of an organized, medically responsible effort to introduce my search to people who have never encountered it?
What if the project helped viewers understand why somebody might be willing to donate but medically unable to do so?
And what if the awareness generated helped other transplant patients along the way?
I’m not proposing a contest for human organs.
I’m not suggesting that anybody should receive money or prizes in exchange for donating.
I’m asking whether one of the world’s most creative content teams could help turn an overwhelmingly difficult medical search into a powerful educational story.
You don’t need to give me a million dollars.
You don’t need to buy me a mansion.
Although, depending on how my utility bills continue developing, I might reconsider the mansion.
But seriously, Jimmy, I’d be thrilled if your team could help introduce my story to someone who might be willing and medically qualified to donate.
That’s a reaction video I would love to make.
And nobody would need to tell me to look surprised.
TechCrunch, now I want to challenge you.
I believe there’s a technology story here that deserves serious attention from journalists who understand innovation, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology.
We have companies spending billions of dollars developing increasingly powerful computational systems.
We have biomedical researchers working on advanced filtration membranes and experimental artificial organs.
We have transplant specialists trying to help patients with extraordinarily difficult compatibility challenges.
And we have people like me living on dialysis while waiting for a medical solution.
What happens when those worlds intersect?
Could a technology publication investigate the actual status of implantable artificial kidneys?
Could it examine the engineering obstacles, funding requirements, clinical-trial challenges, and possibilities for collaboration?
Could it ask the companies developing advanced AI systems whether their technology has any useful role in medical research related to organ transplantation?
And could it examine what communication platforms might do to support ethical, voluntary donor awareness?
Those are legitimate questions.
They deserve real reporting.
And I’d love to see somebody investigate them.
Not because my name would appear in the article.
Because it might help explain why promising research takes so long to reach patients and what could responsibly be done to accelerate progress.
There are other people besides me living through this.
Other husbands.
Other wives.
Other parents.
Other families who understand what it means to wait for a phone call that could change everything.
Perhaps my circumstances could help focus attention on a much bigger problem.
And here’s where I want to take this challenge one step further.
What if we got these people working together?
Not necessarily sitting around one conference table, although I’d certainly enjoy watching Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Rogan, and MrBeast try to agree on who’s responsible for ordering lunch.
I’m talking about a coordinated effort involving the resources each of them could bring.
Meta could help explore responsible ways to expand organ-donation awareness.
xAI and other technology researchers could examine whether their expertise might contribute to legitimate biomedical research.
Qualified transplant professionals could guide the medical questions and protect patients and prospective donors.
Researchers working on artificial kidneys could explain which engineering problems remain unsolved.
Joe Rogan could bring scientific experts into a thoughtful public conversation.
MrBeast could help educate an enormous audience about the need.
TechCrunch and other journalists could investigate the science, the companies, the funding, and the practical obstacles.
And the broadcasting industry could help carry the message.
That’s where my radio friends come into this.
I’ve watched broadcasters raise money for children’s hospitals, support communities after natural disasters, organize fundraisers, and help families through circumstances that seemed overwhelming.
I know what this industry is capable of accomplishing.
So here’s my challenge to the radio companies.
Can we get 100 stations to spend sixty seconds telling listeners about FindMyOne.org?
One hundred stations.
One minute.
One clear message.
A fellow broadcaster is searching for an extraordinarily rare kidney match, and anyone interested in learning about living donation can contact the appropriate transplant program.
Now imagine 500 stations.
Imagine the collective audience of iHeartMedia, Audacy, Cumulus, Urban One, Connoisseur, Bonneville, Salem, Townsquare, independent broadcasters, and syndicated programs.
Imagine what could happen if some of the most recognizable voices in our business decided to help.
Nobody has to guarantee a transplant.
Nobody has to solve the medical problem personally.
They simply have to help tell the story.
And if somebody in that enormous audience happens to know a qualified researcher, a transplant specialist, a technology executive, or a person willing to consider living donation, perhaps another door opens.
That’s the opportunity.
And it’s why I’m still writing this article when I could probably use a nap.
Actually, I could definitely use a nap.
But there are things more important than sleep.
For example, being around long enough to enjoy it.
Sometimes I wonder whether people understand what this situation has done to my family.
My wife has watched me endure things neither of us ever expected to experience.
My daughter has grown up with a father who has spent far too much time dealing with serious illness.
My congregation has seen me work through days when I probably should have been resting.
And I’ve learned to smile for pictures even when my body is telling me that I ought to be somewhere sitting down.
I can laugh about the car.
I can laugh about dialysis equipment.
I can laugh about asking billionaires to solve a problem that physicians haven’t yet been able to solve.
But there are moments when none of it feels funny.
There are nights when I’m frightened.
There are days when the exhaustion becomes overwhelming.
There are times when I wonder how much more my family will have to endure.
And there are moments when I simply want to know that I’m going to be here to see my daughter grow up.
That’s not a particularly extravagant request.
I don’t need a private jet.
I don’t need another radio award.
I don’t need somebody naming a building after me.
I’d like to wake up, have breakfast with my family, go to church, write another article, play the piano, and occasionally complain about something happening in the radio business.
I’ve become pretty good at that last one.
And I’d like to keep doing it.
But I also know that the outcome isn’t guaranteed.
Dialysis can sustain life, but it comes with medical burdens and risks. My heart has already suffered damage associated with kidney disease, and waiting indefinitely isn’t a comfortable or reassuring prospect.
That’s why I’m pushing.
That’s why I’m challenging people who may never have heard my name.
And that’s why I’m willing to look a little ridiculous if it means somebody eventually takes the idea seriously.
Because here’s what I don’t want.
I don’t want the broadcasting industry to write a beautiful tribute about what a wonderful career I had.
I don’t want somebody putting together a montage of my old radio stations while a sad song plays underneath.
I don’t want people talking about how hard I fought and how much I loved my family after it’s too late to do anything about the outcome.
I’d much rather be here listening to the montage myself.
And frankly, if somebody picks the wrong music for it, I’d probably want to reprogram the entire thing.
That’s the broadcaster in me.
But beneath the humor is something much more serious.
I need people to act while there’s still time for their actions to matter.
If you know somebody at Meta, please send them this article.
If you have a connection to Elon Musk, xAI, or people involved in biomedical engineering, please introduce them to the challenge.
If you know a producer for Joe Rogan, send them the story.
If you have a way to reach MrBeast’s team, please share it.
If you work at TechCrunch or another publication covering medical technology, consider investigating the scientific questions.
And if you have a connection to a university, transplant center, or organization working on artificial kidneys, please help bring this conversation to the people who understand the research.
I’m not asking anybody to compromise medical standards, privacy, or ethical responsibilities.
I’m asking people to work together within those standards and see what might be possible.
I realize the first part of the challenge—finding a compatible donor through greater awareness—could potentially help in the near term.
The second part—developing a functioning artificial kidney—may require years of research and clinical testing.
I know the difference.
But I don’t believe we should ignore a promising long-term scientific problem simply because it can’t be solved immediately.
And I don’t believe we should stop looking for a donor while scientists continue their work.
We can pursue both paths responsibly.
We can search for my one today.
And we can encourage the development of technology that might someday mean other people won’t need to undertake such a desperate search.
That’s the idea.
That’s the challenge.
And it’s the most important story I’ve ever tried to tell.
To TJ, Dave, Chris, Edgar, Josh, David, the television and radio broadcasters, and every person who’s helped carry this message, thank you.
You’ve given me opportunities I could never have created alone.
You’ve helped sustain my family.
You’ve reminded me that there are still extraordinary people willing to do something kind for a stranger.
And you’ve helped me believe that this story hasn’t reached its final chapter.
But now I want to ask for something bigger.
I want the people developing our most advanced technologies to take a serious look at the problem.
I want the scientists working on replacement organs to receive the attention and resources their work deserves.
I want the world’s biggest communication platforms to consider how they might help connect willing people with legitimate transplant programs.
I want broadcasters to remember how much good can come from a microphone.
And I want somebody with the influence to bring these worlds together to decide that this challenge is worth accepting.
Because if we’re capable of sending spacecraft across the solar system, developing increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence, and building electronic devices that interact with the human nervous system, I believe it’s fair to ask whether the same spirit of innovation can be directed toward helping people whose kidneys have failed.
I’m not suggesting those scientific problems are equivalent.
I’m asking whether the people solving difficult engineering problems might be willing to help those already dedicated to solving this one.
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Rogan, Jimmy Donaldson, TechCrunch, and the scientists developing the future of medicine: Can we use the technology we have to find my kidney, and help develop the technology that might one day make finding a donor unnecessary?
I don’t expect you to promise a miracle.
I don’t expect an artificial kidney to arrive by overnight delivery.
Although, if it ever becomes possible, I promise I’ll pay extra for shipping.
I simply want you to consider the challenge.
Talk to the experts.
Explore the possibilities.
Help open a door.
And perhaps bring some of the world’s brightest minds into a conversation that could benefit far more people than me.
I’ve spent thirty years trying to make people listen.
Today, I’m trying to make the right people understand.
I’m not asking for the world. I’m asking for a chance to remain in it.
And while the world continues developing technology intended to change tomorrow, I’m asking whether we can use some of it to help me live long enough to see that tomorrow arrive.
I still believe my one is out there.
But I’m beginning to believe that perhaps the solution could involve more than finding one person.
Maybe it involves bringing a whole lot of extraordinary people together.
And wouldn’t that be one remarkable story to tell?
HELP ME FIND MY ONE
My story and ongoing kidney donor search:
Created with the help of David Krissman, who invited me to share my journey through The Great Social Experiment.
Josh Liljenquist’s original video:
https://www.lemon8-app.com/@joshlilj/7669122830998569486?region=us
My October 2 interview on The TJ Show:
Josh Liljenquist’s GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-pastor-steven-fight-for-his-life-p74hx
HCA Midwest Health Living Kidney Donor Program:
https://www.hcamidwest.com/patient-resources/living-donor-program
Potential donors can reference:
Patient: Steven Mills
Date of Birth: December 23, 1977
Blood Type: O-positive
cPRA: 99.9999%
Potential donors must undergo an appropriate medical evaluation through a qualified transplant program.
For more information about the research involving implantable bioartificial kidneys:
The Kidney Project at UCSF
The technologies discussed here remain experimental. No fully implantable bioartificial kidney is currently an approved, clinically available replacement for human kidney transplantation. This appeal is a request to explore legitimate scientific and outreach opportunities, not a claim that a proven artificial-organ solution already exists.
ONE DONOR. ONE LIFE. ONE MORE TOMORROW.
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