🚒💚 A Fire Captain Who Spent 13 Years Saving Lives Now Needs One Hero to Save His Own: Captain DJ Pavasaris’ Urgent Kidney Donor Plea

For more than a decade, Captain Donald J. “DJ” Pavasaris answered emergency calls without hesitation, risking his own safety to protect the residents of Berlin, Connecticut.

Today, the man who has spent 13 years serving his community through Kensington Fire-Rescue is facing the toughest battle of his life—not against flames, but against kidney disease.

Now, his fellow firefighters, family, friends, and an entire community are coming together with one urgent message:

💚 Captain DJ Needs a Living Kidney Donor.

🚨 A Hero Who Never Hesitated to Help Others

👨‍🚒 Captain Donald J. “DJ” Pavasaris has faithfully served the citizens of Berlin for the past 13 years.

❤️ Known as a devoted husband, family man, mentor, and trusted firefighter, DJ has spent countless hours protecting complete strangers during their darkest moments.

💔 Today, he is courageously battling advanced kidney disease and urgently needs a life-saving kidney transplant. 

⏳ Time Is Precious

According to Kensington Fire-Rescue:

• 🩺 Patients on the deceased donor waiting list often wait 5 to 7 years for a compatible kidney.
• 💚 A living kidney donor could reduce that wait to just a few months.
• 🙏 A donor does not need to be related to DJ to be considered for evaluation.

❤️ A Community Is Rallying Behind One of Its Own

DJ’s fellow firefighters describe him as:

• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 A devoted family man.
• 🚒 A respected fire captain.
• 🤝 A loyal friend.
• 💙 Someone who has always answered the call whenever others needed help.

Now, they are asking the public to answer one call for him.

Across Connecticut, local news outlets and social media have amplified DJ’s story in hopes that one compassionate stranger could become the lifesaving donor he needs. 

🩺 VERIFIED MEDICAL CONTACT INFORMATION TO EXPLORE DONATION

If you would like to learn whether you could become a living kidney donor for Captain Donald J. “DJ” Pavasaris, please contact:

🏥 Hartford Hospital – Living Kidney Donation Program

📞 Living Donor Coordinator: 860-696-2021

🌐 Living Kidney Donation Information: https://hartfordhospital.org/services/transplant/living-kidney-donation

👉 Tell the transplant team that you are interested in being evaluated as a living kidney donor for Captain Donald J. “DJ” Pavasaris. 

💡 Even if you are not a direct match, the transplant team can explain whether paired kidney donation or other options may help.

🤝 Not Able to Donate? You Can Still Save a Life

• 📢 Share DJ’s story with your family, friends, and coworkers.

• 💚 Help spread awareness about living kidney donation.

• 🚒 Support Kensington Fire-Rescue as they stand beside one of their own.

• 🔁 One share could reach the person who becomes DJ’s lifesaving donor.

📣 Help This Reach the Right Hero

🚒 #KidneyForDJ  💚 #DonaldPavasaris  🚒 #FirefighterStrong  ❤️ #LivingDonorNeeded  🩺 #KidneyTransplant  💚 #DonateLife  🚑 #KensingtonFireRescue  👨‍🚒 #BerlinCT  💙 #BeTheHero  🙏 #ShareHope  🌟 #OrganDonation

Every firefighter knows that when the alarm sounds, every second matters.

For years, Captain DJ Pavasaris rushed toward danger to protect his neighbors without asking for anything in return.

Today, he isn’t asking for recognition.

He isn’t asking for praise.

He’s simply hoping that one compassionate person will step forward and give him the chance to continue living the life he has dedicated to serving others.

💚 The hero who can save Captain DJ’s life may be reading this message today.