Nationwide — Shannon Randleston, a 38-year-old African American mother from Vicksburg, Mississippi, is desperately looking for a kidney donor to avoid wasting her five-year-old daughter, A’Rihanna Ames. The younger lady’s kidney illness is worsening, and he or she wants a transplant to outlive.
“It’s not straightforward to listen to that your five-year-old acquired to undergo this course of,” Randleston informed WLBT. “It’s onerous. It’s heartbreaking.”
A’Rihanna was born with Stage 4 Persistent Kidney Illness, and her situation has now reached Stage 5 Renal Failure. Tragically, her twin sister handed away shortly after delivery, and now her household faces the problem of discovering a kidney donor.
“It’s been little bumps within the highway or no matter. A number of turnarounds,” stated Randleston. “Individuals will come ahead say they’ll donate a kidney after which once you attain again out to them they block you or not reply the cellphone.”
Regardless of the setbacks, A’Rihanna stays a vigorous kindergartner who loves enjoying outdoors, watching Peppa Pig, and spending time together with her three older siblings and grandmother. She is at present being handled on the College of Mississippi Medical Middle’s Eli Manning Youngsters’s Clinic.
Randleston and A’Rihanna’s father, Tommy Ames Jr., are decided to discover a donor to avoid wasting their daughter’s life. Randleston has turned to social media to lift consciousness and join with potential donors.
“It’s anyone on the market that can assist her,” stated Randleston. “When you can simply proceed to share her story so anyone will come ahead and attempt to assist us.”
“Please preserve sharing my story,” stated A’Rhianna.
Furthermore, the household has arrange a GoFundMe to help with A’Rihanna’s medical bills. It has to this point raised almost $1,000.