A kidney = life for EHT resident
By Krystle J Bailey
This year, the Motto Family has only one wish – a kidney for their beloved husband and father, Larry Motto. Larry, age 43 from Egg Harbor Township, underwent open heart surgery several years ago, a complication of which can often be damage to the kidney. Post heart surgery, Larry learned that his kidney, was in fact failing.
Over the last two years, his kidney has gotten worse and he is now in the last stage of kidney failure prior to needing dialysis. Rebecca Motto, Larry’s wife, has diligently poured time and resources into changing the household diet in a holistic healing attempt to no avail.
For the past two years, Larry has been actively seeking a living kidney donor while spreading awareness about organ donation. Ten potential donors have been eliminated for either personal or medical reasons but the family hasn’t given up hope yet.
Larry and Rebecca share Larry’s kidney disease and the family struggles on their Facebook page: “A Kidney = Life for Larry.” Together, they have three young children that have watched their dad go through the toughest of times from heart surgery to kidney failure and are unsure of what’s to come.
“Receiving a kidney would mean life. It would mean our kids could have their dad back.” expressed Rebecca regarding her husband.
Larry is registered with Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ and is a part of an organ exchange program that could ultimately give healthy kidneys to 7 different people with the donation of one. All they need is the right kidney from a generous living donor to start the domino effect of organ donation for lives to be saved.
This is no small feat to ask of a person but we know how powerful a story can be so if this is something tugging on your heartstrings, call Saint Barnabas Medical Center Living Donor RN Coordinator at 973-322-2286 to see if you’d be a match for Larry. Lives can be saved. Organ donation works. Living donors are an invaluable resource to the continuation of life for those with chronic and fatal health issues.
Krystle J Bailey is a multimedia journalist, freelance writer, and self published author.
