Seattle-area mom seeks kidney donor after rare pregnancy complication
A 36-year-old mom near Seattle developed pregnancy-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (p-aHUS) after delivering her first child, leading to kidney failure and ongoing dialysis; she’s publicly seeking a living kidney donor and urging others to pursue prenatal/postpartum care and organ donation, as doctors note p-aHUS is very rare but treatable with therapies like complement inhibitors.