by Alison Beier | Oct 16, 2024 | Mother, Writer
A Mother’s Perspective Written by Alison Beier Evan’s kidney transplant is scheduled for Wednesday, March 21st, 17 days away. We’ll be the first and only case that day for the team. My donor surgery is to last 3-4 hours; Evan’s is to last 6-8....
by Alison Beier | Mar 13, 2020 | Advocate
Alison Beier is a mom of two, Family Voices of CA Project Leadership Graduate, and Children’s Healthcare Advocate. In January of 2020, she was sworn-in to serve a two-year term as a member of the Medi-Cal Children’s Health Advisory Panel (MCHAP). Before that, Alison...
by Alison Beier | Mar 11, 2020 | Mother, Organ Donation, Writer
My Son Written by Alison Beier Evan was born with kidney failure; from approximately 30 days old, his life relied on dialysis. For two and a half years, we drove to the hospital every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday for 4-hour dialysis treatments – it was our...
by Alison Beier | Mar 11, 2020 | Advocate, Organ Donation, Writer
Organ Transformation Written by Alison Beier If you could have anything you want in the world, what would it be? For me, the answer is transformed organ donation in the United States. 112,437 people are currently waiting for life-saving transplants in...
by Alison Beier | Mar 13, 2020 | Advocate, Writer
Personal Statement – Written for USC LEND Fellowship Program, 2019 Written by Alison Beier For the greater part of 2013, I rushed my son to the hospital every three to six weeks to be treated for septic shock – the often-fatal condition, triggered by relentless...
