Katie Brown Needs a Living Kindey Donor!

A life reborn — then fractured again. Katie Brown got her second chance… but her new kidney is under silent attack.

She thought her nightmare was over. Two years ago, Katie Brown received the life-changing gift of a kidney transplant. Her energy returned, her hope soared, and her future looked bright.

But now, that miracle is slipping away. Her immune system has turned against her new kidney — and Katie is once again staring down the terrifying shadow of kidney failure.

⚠️ What Katie’s Facing

• Diagnosed with Alport syndrome at just age 5—a rare genetic disease that has robbed her of hearing and led to chronic kidney damage. 
• In 2021, her failing kidneys forced her onto dialysis. Only when she was down to 4% kidney function did she receive a transplant in 2023 — the gift of life from a stranger. 
• Her new kidney improved her health dramatically: skin tone, energy, and hope returned. She was able to teach, mother and live. 
• But now, horror of horrors — her immune system is attacking the transplant, and kidney function is plunging again. She’s being told to suppress her immune system and avoid illness, but that means leaving her job as a teacher for children with special needs.
• She’s terrified. Missing her classroom. Watching her health deteriorate. Her mental health is shaken by the unpredictability of “what comes next.” 

🔥 The Stakes Are Life or Death

• Even though a transplant gives life, it’s not a cure — the clock is ticking on this second chance. 
• A second transplant is much riskier. Dialysis again would destroy more quality of life. 
• Katie is fighting not just to survive, but to hold onto dignity, her career, her love for teaching, and the possibility of hope. 

🙏 How You Can Be Her Miracle

• If you’re interested in being a living kidney donor, you could be the lifeline Katie sorely needs.
• Donate to Alport research (via Kidney Research UK) so that better treatments can reduce reliance on dangerous immunosuppressants. 
• https://www.kidneyresearchuk.org/2025/08/12/facing-kidney-failure-again-two-years-after-my-life-changing-transplant/
• Share Katie’s story — every share may bring her match one step closer.