Mamie Jackson Moves Up the List for Kidney Replacement

, a Studio City activist who formed the non-profit , just got renewed hope to getting a kidney transplant for herself. For years, she has been working on education and help for others, but now there is hope she has moved up on the list after a trip to Houston, where she went to the Methodist Medical Center.

She said, "Every transplant center is different and this center will work well for me. I have already been on the wait list for almost four years. The wait list in Houston is about 2  to 2/12 years fro my blood type. That means I should be somewhere near the top of the list in Houston and also I will get points for having high antibody levels (HLA antigens)."

The Studio City-based National Organization for Renal Disease (NORD) recently won an award called Donate Life Hollywood from OneLegacy.  Tenaya Wallace, the event director, calls Mamie "an inspiration."

Also recently, she was invited as a special guest to attend a Motown Music Celebration for in Los Angeles as Fais Do Do Club sponsored by Antioch University. 

The longtime Studio City resident added, "Anyway, it looks very promising to me to have the transplant in Houston. At least, they want me there to have it. I only have to do one more test here in California and I should have that done by next  week's time."

She said, "So, my situation is finally looking up! Keep me in your prayers."

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