[Fredslist] Fwd: A Favor

[Richard Raymond]

A former colleague, Warner Kurtz,  is in dire need of medical assistance in the form of a liver transplant for his 33 yr old son (see below). I’ve know Warren for years … 

Warren is one of the most highly respected and remarkable people I know …and this is not a situation we would want for anyone.

I’m aged out, but if you know someone, who knows someone that just might be willing, or has any suggestion, please do not hesitate to get back to me, Warren or Robert.

Warren and Robert were water quality engineers at the NYC Department of Environmental Protection. There they  developed the practices and policies we have today for bringing clean water to NYC.

All best,

Rick Raymond



Richard Raymond, Founder
The Family Business Leader™
https://www.thefamilybusinessleader.com/

New York, NY
646-594-5587
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“Each generation has the responsibility of bringing to the business their own vision for the future of the business.” —Samuel Curtis Johnson III, former Chairman, SC Johnson: A Family Company




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> From: Robert Adamski <gatorbob85 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Fwd: A Favor
> Date: July 27, 2023 at 11:04:55 AM EDT
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> I need to ask a favor of you.
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>> My friend, Warren Kurtz's 33 year old son Saul, who has had a serious liver disease (Primary Sclerosing Colangitis (PSC)) for over 10 years, was told this past Monday that he will need a liver transplant as soon as possible.  He is now on the list for a full liver from a cadaver, but it is likely that it will take a while for him to make his way to the top of that list, and receive a liver.  His bilirubin levels have recently spiked, and time is of the essence, so we have focused our efforts on trying to find a live donor of a partial liver. Partial liver donors donate about half of their livers, and their livers then regenerate to about full size within several months after donation.  While several family and friends have already volunteered to go through the screening process for that donation, there is no guarantee that any of them will be a complete match, and so they are trying to utilize all their contacts to see if they can cast a wider net.  If you were able to send out a notice to your contacts, with information about how to enter the screening process for that partial liver donation to Saul Kurtz, Warren would be very grateful.
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>> Saul is working with the Living Donor Transplantation Program at NYU Langone Transplant Institute.  To be considered for partial liver donation, volunteers must go through a screening process.  The initial criteria is based on blood type, and in Saul’s case his blood type is B (either positive or negative is ok), and he can also accept a liver from donors with blood type O (universal donor, again either positive or negative is ok).  Donors have to be less than 56 years of age, and in his case, preferably male.  The link to the NYU Langone Living Liver Donor Transplant screening application is https://redcap.link/nyuliverdonor   That link will get prospective donors to the initial candidate profile questionnaire.  If, after review of that application by NYU, the prospective candidate is deemed a possible match for partial donation, then NYU will contact the applicant about next steps in testing.  That process can take a week or two of testing before a decision is made.
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>> Needless to say, Dara (Warren's wife) and Warren are trying their best to try all possibilities, and withWarren's long relationship with DEP, he hopes that you will be able to help to spread the word to your contacts. 
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>> Thank you for your consideration,
>> Warren
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> Robert E. Adamski, P.E., F.SAME, F.ASCE
> 917 836 2614

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