Trinette Britt-Johnson, a public servant in Rich Township, is in a fight for her life as she seeks a kidney donor, and her community is rallying around her. NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup shared her story.
Putting herself out there is usually not part of Trinette Britt-Johnson's personality, but a change in her life a few years ago made her embrace being vulnerable.
In 2020, she learned she had chronic kidney disease, and had a tumor removed along with one her kidneys.
The disease is now progressing at a rapid pace.
“I wanted to keep my illness private because I was embarrassed and afraid,” she told NBC Chicago. “I am in stage 5 renal failure at this moment with one kidney.”
Britt-Johnson is in need of a living donor.
“The waiting time for kidney donation is five to seven years, and I don’t have that kind of of time. I can’t wait that long, I need help now.”
Helping Trinette on her journey to find a living donor is a group of friends calling themselves Team Trinette.
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“She knows what she has and she doing what she can to slow progression of it,” said Monica Fox of the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois. “She needs a transplant.”
To help Trinette, log onto Northwestern Hospitals registry at nmlivingdonor.org. Make sure to put her name in the search.
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