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 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 13, 2020 | Advocate, Mother, Writer
Written by Alison Beier For the greater part of a year, Alison Beier rushed her son to the hospital every three to six weeks to be treated for septic shock – an often-fatal condition triggered by relentless infection. Evan, 4, waited for a new kidney. His first...
by Alison Beier | Mar 13, 2020 | Advocate, Mother, Speaker
Featured Speaker at Family Voices of California Health Summit in 2017 A.-Beier-FVCA-Health-Summit-Panel View slides using navigation panel on the bottom left of the...
by Alison Beier | Mar 25, 2020 | Mother
When the Atheist Prays Author: Anonymous December 3, 2012 Growing up Buddhist, but turning to atheism in high school, prayer was never a big part of my life. I’ve probably wished up on more stars for things that I wanted to happen than tum to prayer. As a kid, I came...
