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[melneedsakidney]

Parting is such sweet sorrow…until next time friends! Now to head back to Florida and finish packing up for my move. 😢😢😢#MyKidneyVoice #DCA #MelNeedsAKidney #AreYouMyType #KidneyPatientSummit #Advocacy (at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpU66S5O3tq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kidneystories2013]

Still recovering from the Cedar Fever Virus, but got a steps in today anyway . For all my friends seeking a kidney donor and waiting on that list, Get Very Loud for Kidneys! @asomics #GetLoudForKidneys #BillMurraryNeverQuit #BillHahnFootprintsinthesand #MyKidneysMyLife #KidneyPatients2020 #Fightingonallfronts #ChronicDiseaseCoalition #MelNeedsAKidney https://www.instagram.com/p/B9c0ELPgZMb/?igshid=1xmzfhglhcw3x

[kidneygram]

There are 27,237 patients on dialysis in the State of Florida who are counting on you @SenBillNelson to be their voice. #MyKidneysMyLife pic.twitter.com/fg4Shyp3mm

— Sweet Melissa (@MelNeedsAKidney) February 23, 2017

[okatheapp]

Alright my friends, it is time to put the power of us into effect. This is Mel, she needs a kidney, let's get her one. She is blood type O+ and must have a donor with the same blood type. Please share this, keep her in your thoughts, and send her hope. Together we can achieve. Head over to her Facebook page Mel Needs A Kidney where you can follow her story, bid on raffles to raise money for her cause, and find links to her gofundme page. Love and light to you all. #oka #okatheapp #hope #kidneytransplant #melneedsakidney

[melneedsakidney]

Had a successful meeting with Ryan Donnelly, Legislative Assistant for @byrondonalds office. Thank you Ryan for taking the time to meet with us, for asking poignant questions and for making kidney disease a priority! Also, our cashier in the cafeteria was admiring our fancy schmancy NKF scarves so I gave her mine and she was just tickled! She immediately put it on and asked me if I wanted to take a picture! #MyKidneyVoice #AdvocacyDay #PayItForward #CapitalHill #MelNeedsAKidney @nationalkidneyfoundation @helphopeliveorg @kidneyfl @repdonaldspress (at Longworth House Office Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpSvV6WpG4_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This is my not enthused face. I asked if I could write a check because I wanted to avoid the 4% fee being added to my $170 copay since this makes for $490 in copays they’ve collected from me this week alone. But the lady gave me attitude and said, “is that the ONLY way you can pay?!” Makes me wonder why the push for cash payments besides the fees, since they are passing those on to their patients. They also had to stick me 3 times to try and get the line in for the nuclear meds so I should be able to deduct my pain and suffering from their professional fees! 🤣🤣 If they’d just let me do it, I’d have gotten it on the first try! Maybe i need to rethink my shirt choices because life doesn’t have to be tough, and nor do I have to be even though it’s literally my last name. 🤣🤣 #NuclearStressTest #StressTest #Expensive #LifeIsToughButSoAreYou #TransplantLife #Hoops #TheRoadToTransplant #MelNeedsAKidney #Fees #Cardiologist #CostOfLiving (at Florida Heart Associates) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpC8mawuDNp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[melneedsakidney]

I’ll never understand social media! This single post has gotten more than any of my posts on Instagram. All I was doing was showing how big my pants were after having missed a couple days of dialysis due to the hurricane and yet for some reason it’s blown up going somewhat viral! I went from about 800 followers to over 5000 in the last couple weeks with no engagement on my part. The reel itself has over 13,000 likes, over 2000 shares and like 90 comments! Now if I could just get my kidney posts to take off like that! Here’s to harnessing the power of social media! Let’s get me a kidney because I want to live baby!! 🙏🏽🤞 #DonateLife #Repost #PleaseShare #MelNeedsAKidney #Viral (at Cape Coral, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkRDXVFJLdh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[melneedsakidney]

It's so easy a caveman could do it! #DonateLife #TheGiftThatKeepsGiving #Superhero #WhatsYourSuperPower #OrganDonationSavesLives #NotAllHeroesWearCapes #MelNeedsAKidney (at Cape Coral, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYMXLfiL-lB/?utm_medium=tumblr

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So blessed to have survived long enough to meet these two amazing kiddos, now it's my mission to stay healthy enough to stick around and watch them grow up! Come on kidney, I'm ready!! #SamuraiCop #Babies #AuntieMel #MelNeedsAKidney #Survivor #Determination #Goals #Family https://www.instagram.com/p/CW3h7OBgMuP/?utm_medium=tumblr

[melneedsakidney]

Lots of cool stuff to see at Dollyworld in the fall. I got to try some of their famous cinnamon bread, check out some impressive pumpkins, ride all the coasters, and enjoy some fun times with my good friends. #Dollywood #CoasterEnthusiasts #AdventureTime #Vacation #MelNeedsAKidney (at Dollywood) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVNeGxygQgX/?utm_medium=tumblr

[melneedsakidney]

Had some much needed laughs at @offthehookcomedyclub in Naples last night watching @carlosmencia perform. Still funny and real af, dude just tells it like it is! Even got to meet him and his opener, Cisco Duran after the show where they were still cracking jokes...as you can probably tell from the pics. Big thanks to @cconley2112 for taking me up on my extra ticket...I probably would have gotten roasted if I showed up alone on a Friday night! I've decided I need to get busy living. I've overcome too much to not get out and live my best life. Who knows if I'll ever get another kidney so I gotta make the most out of the time I have! #LiveYourLife #OffTheHookComedyClub #Naples #FloridaLife #CovidWho #YOLO #CarlosMencia #Comedian #MelNeedsAKidney (at Off The Hook Comedy Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUz_XqEgDyr/?utm_medium=tumblr

[melneedsakidney]

Poke, poke, poke...they got me all sorts of ways today! Did dialysis this morning which left the 2 bandaids on my upper left arm, then I had to get a PPD test for Tuberculosis which left another bandaid in my left forearm, and lastly a blood draw from my right arm to check for Hepatitis and Coronavirus so that I can do in-center dialysis next month in Tennessee. I opted for in-center while traveling this time to give myself a break from having to load Bertha (my 100lb dialysis machine) and do it all on my own. I will still put my own needles in because last time the dialysis techs jacked my arm up! #Dialysis #PokePoke #Labs #DialysisLife #MelNeedsAKidney #DonateLife #RelaxIGotThis (at Cape Coral, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUN5pfJPcJ8/?utm_medium=tumblr

[melneedsakidney]

Just because you don't agree doesn't make me wrong. 🤣 I love me some BT but in recent years ole Boyd was struggling. That's when I started to realize he's a one trick pony...take away the fiddle and he's got nothing. Buddy however.... #BuddyVsBoyd #ChangeMyMind #DaveMatthewsBand #DMBMemes #MusicIsLife #BStrong #Keys #Vocals #Drums #OneManBand #DMB #BuddyStrong #DMBFamily #Ants #Covid_19 #Fangirl #MelNeedsAKidney (at Cape Coral, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTZwnUvM2o4/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Step one in preparation for home hemodialysis: making dialysate using the Pureflow unit. This is just one step of what I do 4 days a week to stay alive until I am gifted a recycled kidney. ♻️ #StepOne #LifeLessons #TheMoreYouKnow #MelsClinic #HomeHemodialysis #NxStage #Dialysis #MelNeedsAKidney #DonateLife #HeartYourKidneys https://www.instagram.com/p/CTAHbIXjG9d/?utm_medium=tumblr

[melneedsakidney]

Got in some quality Auntie time with my favorite kiddos today! I'm looking forward to a time when dialysis isn't taking up 4 days a week and I can spend more time up with them. ♥️ #AuntieLife #MyHeart #MelNeedsAKidney #FloridaLife #Family https://www.instagram.com/p/CQXa8XRj0Qg/?utm_medium=tumblr

[melneedsakidney]

New game show idea - "Who Wants to Be a Hero?" @netflix & @gameshownetwork I'm talking to you! We could end the wait-list if we'd only sweeten the deal a bit for prospective donors. Who would turn down cash & prizes for their spare kidney?! It could be like "Let's Make A Deal" but with organs! #GameShow #Pitch #DonateLife #Netflix #GameShowNetwork #GSN #HateTheWait #Prizes #ShareYourSpare #MelNeedsAKidney #LetsMakeAMatch https://www.instagram.com/p/CO3QRxiD4pV/?igshid=uf7vtrv8biue