WHILE I STILL CAN, MY JOURNEY

My name is Eugene Sanders. I recently received a health prognosis that has changed my future forever and is the reason why I am on this journey and raising funds for Kidney Health NZ.

In 2009, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease an inherited disorder in which clusters of cysts develop primarily within your kidneys, causing your kidneys to enlarge and lose function over time. After a recent check-up, my diagnosis was that my kidney health is deteriorating and that I will be needing a kidney transplant in the near future. In September this year, my 15 year old son, Joshua, was also diagnosed with this hereditary disease. This has prompted me to complete a fundraiser and awareness journey in 2021, before it will be too difficult health wise.

I am about to embark on a 14 day / 1400km challenge on an off-road electric scooter, from Picton to Bluff. This will be a family effort with my brother, Charne Christensen and my wife Janine (who have both offered to be a living kidney donor when the time comes) plus my daughter Jordan and two sons Joshua and Kyle, providing road support on this trip.

I have set up this fundraising page and would love your support to help me create awareness of kidney disease and the need for testing, while raising funds for Kidney Health NZ to enable public awareness and prevention education to continue and grow.

I would really appreciate any support you can provide to help me achieve this goal and would love for you to be apart of this fundraiser journey with me.

Together we can make a difference in someone’s life. Someone out there who is not yet aware that they have a kidney disease and that there is help and support available.