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February 13, 2021

The Guardian

By Kari Paul

The people using Instagram to find a life-saving kidney donor


Bo Harris was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2015. In the five years since, he has gone to countless doctor appointments, spent weeks in bed with symptoms of the illness such as severe fatigue and body aches, and even battled and beat lung cancer. But the most difficult part of the journey by far, he says, was pushing the publish button on his first Instagram post searching for a life-saving kidney donation.

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February 2, 2021

Cape Cod Health News

By Bill O’Neill

Community rallies to find a ‘Kidney4Bo’

If you visit Provincetown, you may see someone wearing a “Kidney4Bo” T-shirt. The rallying cry for a kidney transplant for local man, Bo Harris, is echoing loud and clear throughout the Lower Cape and beyond.

“Having to ask someone to give me an organ is a very humbling experience,” he said.

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January 27, 2021

The Mighty

By Kidney4Bo (Bo Harris)

5 Tips for Managing Your Search for a Kidney Donor

When my nephrologist told me that I needed to set up an appointment for a kidney transplant evaluation at the hospital, I couldn’t quite wrap my head around this. I probably also didn’t want to face the facts. I knew I had chronic kidney disease, but a kidney transplant. No way. That was for really sick people. I was still feeling pretty good. I mean, yes, I was a little tired, but I wasn’t sick enough to need a transplant! Really?

Yes really.

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December 10, 2020

Kidney Warrior Merch

Wall of Warriors

Warrior BO – Massachusetts, USA

Warrior Bo has end-stage renal failure and needs a kidney. He is listed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA in the US. He is a lung cancer survivor and has type one diabetes. Because of these experiences, he was already somewhat prepared for the medical side of CKD.

He wasn’t, however, prepared for the year-long search for a kidney …  

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November 17, 2020

The Mighty

By Kidney4Bo (Bo Harris)

We Need to Talk About Kidney Disease and Mental Health

When my nephrologist told me I had chronic kidney disease (CKD), I immediately went out and bought every book on the topic I could find. I wanted to know what I had ahead of me.

CKD has some nasty symptoms that …

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November 16, 2020

Renal Support Network

By Bo Harris

Getting Evaluated for a Pre-Emptive Kidney Transplant

When my nephrologist told me that I needed to start considering the possibility of having a kidney transplant, I was in shock. I knew I had bad kidneys, but I had been in denial. I was hoping my kidneys would just stay in the same condition, and not quit working altogether.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t work like that …

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October 8, 2020

Provincetown Magazine

Vol. 43 Issue #7 October 8 – December 31, 2020

VERTICAL HALF BLEED – Kidney4Bo campaign gratis ad placement for October 8 – December 31, 2020 issue.

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September 28, 2020

The Dunes 102.3 (WGTX-FM)

September 2020 – January 2021

Gratis PSA placement on local Provincetown radio station the Dunes 102.3FM for Kidney4Bo. Audio of Bo Harris.

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September 1, 2020

Cape Air Magazine

FALL 2020 Issue

When Donors are in Dire Demand

PROVINCETOWN, MA – A recent mission to find one Provincetown man a live kidney donor is, subsequently, helping to find matches for others.

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August 13, 2020

Provincetown Magazine

Vol. 43 Issue #4 August 13 – 26, 2020

VERTICAL HALF BLEED – Kidney4Bo campaign gratis ad placement for August 13 – 26 issue.

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August 4, 2020

The Provincetown Banner

By Alex Darus, Banner Correspondent

Asking for a kidney ‘very humbling experience’

PROVINCETOWN — In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, resident Bo Harris and his husband Paul Breen have not only had to worry about their own health and safety. On April 10, they also kicked off their Kidney4Bo campaign to find Harris a living kidney donor.

Harris was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2015 and and overcame lung cancer in 2018. He had to wait …

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August 4, 2020

Unitarian Universalist Meeting House Provincetown

By Reverend Kate Wilkinson

Today’s Minister’s Minute from RevKate Wilkinson gives a shout-out to Kidney4Bo and UUMH member Bo Harris to raise awareness about his search for a living kidney donor.

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April 10, 2020

Kidney4Bo Campaign

Kidney4Bo Digital Campaign Launches Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PROVINCETOWN (April 10, 2020) – Bolton “Bo” Harris and his husband, Paul Breen announced today the launch of the digital communications campaign Kidney4Bo. The initiative’s main goal is to find Bo a living kidney donor. As someone who suffers from chronic kidney disease, Bo will need a life-saving kidney transplant in order to live. While the couple search for Bo’s donor, they also seek to educate people about chronic kidney disease and the value of living donation for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who are waiting on a kidney transplant. 

“We’re a little nervous, but more excited than anything”, Bo says …

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