My name is LaShel Sumter. I am a 46-year-old wife and mother who served in the U.S. Army Reserves for five years as a 71L Administrative Specialist from 1998 through 2005. I rose to the rank of Sergeant before I finished my time in the military, and it was an honor to serve my country.
I have been working as a civilian in the Federal Government as a Human Resource Specialist for the last 23 years. My husband, Carl, and I have been married for 20 years and have three beautiful daughters, ages twenty-one, eighteen, and twelve.
My father had polycystic kidney disease (PKD), which is hereditary. I found out that I had PKD after the birth of my youngest daughter in 2012. I thought I was hemorrhaging, only to find out it was kidney disease. I started doing peritoneal dialysis at home in December 2024.
I need to be here on this side of heaven for my husband and my three girls. I want to watch them grow and lead lives of their own. I do not want to spend the rest of my life on dialysis, having surgery after surgery. I still work full time, and I am struggling daily, but fortunately, I am able to work from home. I am looking for someone to bless me with a living kidney.
For medically cleared donors, giving the gift of life through living kidney donation has been found to be very safe. DOVE will assist all prospective donors throughout the process and make sure they do not incur any out-of-pocket expenses related to the evaluation or surgery. A healthy person can live a normal life with one kidney and save LaShel’s life with the other!
Your support, whether through spreading the word on social media or considering becoming a donor, can make a profound impact on her life and the life of her family!
Please click on the link below if you would like to learn more OR call (551) 233-1611