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A young Lakota Sioux girl needs a kidney. She has been diagnosed with end stage renal disease. She is now living with 10 percent of her kidneys. The disease is estimated to run it's course by spring, by which time she will need a kidney. She lives on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. So far she doesn't have a donor.

Her name is Tasha Apple and her home page is:
URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/7035/

My name is Amanda Takes War Bonnett and I am her aunt.
My email address is warbonet@gwtc.net

"5/9/99 - Since the page was created for Tasha on 2/02/99, she has been hospitalized and is now at a Colorado hospital. What is left of Tasha's kidneys aren't working well and she is having problems with her heart. We are praying one of her aunts will match and be able to donate her a kidney. We pray Tasha gets stronger to receive this kidney, and her heart will be able to take the strain of the operation. We ask for prayers for Tasha.

"June 15, 1999 - Tasha is currently undergoing treatments for her heart and continued dialysis at Denver Children's Hospital. She is now able to come home often. The treatments are to make Tasha's heart stronger for her transplant. Her family thanks all the people who have been praying for her.

Please continue to enjoy Tasha's homepage. A card or letter in real mail would be nice too. You can send them to: Tasha Apple, P.O. Box 234, Martin, SD 57551. They will be sent on to Tasha. Thank you in advance for your prayers, thoughts, and cards." --Amanda Takes War Bonnett