Metro toddler Claire Needs Living Donor kidney After Being Born With No Functioning Kidneys
USA: A toddler in Omaha born without functioning kidneys faces nightly dialysis and a future that hinges on a successful kidney transplant. Claire underwent her first surgery just four days after birth, spent months in a neonatal intensive care unit and has endured multiple procedures and daily dialysis since. Despite the medical intensity, she is thriving developmentally — walking, talking and described as a joyful, active year-and-a-half-old — but remains tethered to a machine for roughly 11 hours each night.
The family’s account makes transplantation the central hope for restoring a more ordinary childhood. The current regimen requires long nights attached to dialysis, careful morning routines and constant vigilance for alarms; a kidney transplant would free Claire from that cycle, allow routine travel, and dramatically reduce the medical burden on her and her family. The story frames transplantation not only as lifesaving care but as a pathway to normal daily life for a small child who has already endured far more than most.
Medical organizers and the family are focused on living donor transplantation as the best option. They are seeking a living donor aged roughly 19 to 65 in relatively good health; a single healthy kidney is sufficient to live a normal life, and donating the other could offer Claire a fundamentally different future. The appeal stresses that a living kidney donation could benefit both Claire and her family by shortening waiting time and providing a timely, compatible organ to support long-term health.
Local outreach is underway in Omaha: organizers have established an online screening sign-up for those who want to be evaluated as potential living donors and are coordinating next steps with Claire’s care team. The family emphasizes the practical details and eligibility window for donors while underscoring the life-changing impact a successful kidney transplant would have on their child.
Video originally published on 2026-02-16 13:28:58
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