Aaron Magsig

My name is Aaron. I am 50 years old. I reside in Carrollton MI,which is in Saginaw County. I work at Nexteer Automotive as a production worker. I also got married on Oct.27,2024 and my wife has been a huge support for me.

Some of you may know that I have stage 4 kidney disease. This journey started in 2023, my kidneys have gotten worse since requiring me to start dialysis. I was diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy and have been on many different medications to help with this. My mom, wife and I met with the dialysis nurses and owner today and decided to start the process until a kidney is found.

Dialysis(hemodialysis) is a life-sustaining application where the body’s failing kidneys are replaced, using similar principles to remove metabolic wastes and excess fluid from the blood.

Dialysis treatments are just to help me stay alive and assist the kidneys with filtering out the blood and giving me energy.

Getting a transplant would offer me more freedom,ability to live longer, healthier, have a normal life and enjoy my marriage. A transplant would also allow me to do fun things, such as bowling, photography, golf, spending time with family, friends, and church.

However I have a hard time asking anyone for anything and it may be due to my personality. I am an INFJ and tend to keep to myself and feel guilty for asking for help. However, I am asking for a kidney. I have A negative blood. My wife was  a perfect match, however was denied because her GFR is normal but not good for Henry Ford.

To register to become Aarons donor, please go to henryfordlivingdonor.org