Wounded soldier hopes kidney transplant will allow him to go on serving

Wounded soldier needs transplant
Associated Press
Posted March 10, 2013

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — An East Tennessee soldier who was critically wounded in Afghanistan just as his deployment was ending is now in desperate need of a kidney transplant.

Army Pfc. Marshall Lane told the Johnson City Press that he is grateful to have survived a bullet wound last year, but the injuries and blood loss caused his kidneys to fail.

"I'm still at Walter Reed (Army Medical Center), still doing dialysis three times a week. The prognosis is I need a transplant," Lane said in a telephone interview.

He said Walter Reed has a Living Donor Transplant program, and he and his family are hoping that someone will agree to be tested to see if they are a match for him.

Lane, 23, said he, his wife, Amanda, and their son, Frankie, are living in military housing at Walter Reed while his treatments continue.

"I have doctor's appointments almost daily. I have formation Monday and Friday," he said.

Lane said his hope is that a donated kidney would allow him to stay in the military.
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