The Brief
- Selena Pacheco, 2, needs a living kidney donation from someone with O positive blood.
- The toddler’s life has been filled with surgeries, doctor visits and three hours of dialysis three days a week.
- If you want to learn more about possibly donating, call the family’s living donor coordinator, Lorrie, at 602-406-6199.
PHOENIX – Selena Pacheco was born with an uphill battle. The 2-year-old Arizona girl has been on dialysis for the majority of her life.
On Sept. 18, she was approved for the kidney transplant list and is looking for a donor to change her life.
Selena’s smile and giggles are those of a happy little girl. You would have no idea she has stage 5 chronic kidney disease. After 20 months of dialysis, her mom, Illyra Leon, says her baby girl needs a new kidney by the end of the year.…