She still remembers coming home from her son’s hockey practice and being greeted by her daughter. June would receive a kidney from a deceased donor. Within six months of starting dialysis, however, June would receive life-changing news. “Within two years, I was on dialysis,” she said. When June’s kidneys finally stopped functioning, her doctor’s predictions were confirmed. We had never even discussed dialysis before.” “She said, ‘No, that’s not going to happen.’ And I said, ‘What do you mean?’ She said, ‘You’re going to be on dialysis.’ “We were even planning a move to the U.S., until I spoke with my specialist,” said June. I had to watch my diet, I was on medications for high blood pressure but for the next ten years, I was pretty good,” said June. “And that was the start of my kidney disease. A doctor diagnosed her with IgA nephropathy, a disease caused by her body’s immune system attacking her kidneys. It’s tough,” she said, her eyes welling with emotion.Īfter the birth of her second child in 1989, June felt uncharacteristically run down. But you know what? You lose hope when you’ve been waiting so long. “So, now, I’ve been waiting nine years for a kidney,” said June, the smile now gone from her expression. “She’s had this for the majority of her life, but also the majority of our marriage,” said Russ. That life, however, has not been without heartache. Life is good,” said the 61-year-old wife, mother and grandmother. “I’ve got a fantastic husband I have two fantastic kids who married two wonderful people from fantastic families. The happily married couple is grateful for the life they’ve created and their countless blessings. “We hit it off right from the beginning,” smiled June. “June and I have been together over forty years,” said Russ. When June and Russ Jones are together, they smile easily and laugh often.
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