Temperance K of C Seek Kidney For Boy, 15, With Renal Condition
- Fri, Feb 10, 2023 5:24 PM
DONOR SOUGHT
Roman McCormick needs a kidney. The high school freshman from Toledo has a genetic renal condition that has gotten worse through the years.
Today he’s in stage 4 kidney failure and has just 25% kidney function.
Roman, 15, is the son of Jamie Redd and Dan McCormick. His dad is originally from Monroe and is a 17-year member of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Council 8902, Knights of Columbus in Temperance. Roman’s family and the Temperance K of C are actively seeking a kidney donor.
Diagnosis and aftermath Roman was born with branchiootorenal, or BOR, syn[1]drome, a condition passed on from his dad, who is a carrier, but who doesn’t have the disease. “Roman was born with two divots on the side of his ears. That’s a sign,” Redd said. “He also had an opening in his chest when he was born. He had branchial in his ears and chest.” At just 6 months old, Roman had surgery to remove the cysts from the sides of his ears and chest. At first, doctors thought he just had the branchial portion of BOR, but then, during a routine checkup at 12 months, he was diagnosed with BOR syndrome. “This came with the malformation.
To learn more about getting tested and the possibility of becoming a kidney donor, call the University of Michigan Transplant Center at 734-615-2040.
“If you are committed to donating a kidney, they will take it. You would give your kidney to another child in need with your blood type, and their family/friend with Roman’s blood type would give their kidney to Roman.”
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