PD Dialysis

Date: 8/6/2025

Eric recently began dialysis at a center near home. After two weeks of training, he passed the required test—and now the machine is here, and Eric is undergoing dialysis every day at home.

The type of dialysis Eric is on is called Peritoneal Dialysis (PD). It uses a machine that looks a bit like a cashier register, allowing us to do the treatment from the comfort of our home. Without getting into the technical details, we are grateful—this machine is buying Eric time until we find a matching donor. It’s a strange and awkward process physically, and at times even painful. But Eric never complains. Instead, he remains thankful and quietly works to adapt to this new routine. If I wasn’t asking questions or standing beside him, I might never even notice what he’s going through.

Always showing up with a smile on his face

Eric is also staying in regular contact with the transplant center. Being on the deceased donor waitlist means we’re hoping for a match from someone who chose to be an organ donor. But as of now, the estimated time is up to eight years.

So, here we are—hopeful, and actively doing everything we can to find a living donor. Through our website, local press, flyers, YouTube, and Instagram, we’re sharing Eric’s story as widely as we can. Every message of support or inquiry to the transplant center deeply moves us.

It is so encouraging to see people respond to our outreach. But as a spouse, I constantly remind myself — we can’t pause or slow down until we find him a match. The machine is buying us time, but time still isn’t on our side. There are so many unknowns and uncertainties ahead.

We are incredibly grateful for that Eric is able to do PD dialysis, and for each day it gives us. Please continue to share his story. Every share, every conversation, every call matters.

From the bottom of our hearts—thank you for being part of this journey with us.