Ashley Woitena and Amber Camp
Recorded
October 15, 2021
Archived
October 15, 2021
41:07 minutes
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mby021142
Description
Significant others Ashley Woitena (37) and Amber Camp (39) share a conversation about Ashley’s diagnosis of chronic kidney disease and Amber’s kidney donation. They also talk about how they first met, what drew them together, and how grateful they are to have one another.Subject Log / Time Code
AW and AC talk about when they first met and about how they knew each other would be the one.
AW shares that some of her favorite times with AC come in smaller moments and says that the small things mean the most.
AW talks about some of the most difficult times they have had together, and she remembers being diagnosed with chronic kidney disease.
AC talks about how AW’s diagnosis affected her. She also talks about beginning tests to see if she would be able to donate a kidney to AW.
AW discusses how illness also helped to put different parts of her life into perspective.
AW talks about the advice she would give to others, especially those struggling with illness.
AW and AC talk about the process of AC being tested to donate a kidney. They share that AC was eventually found to be a match for AW.
AW remembers AC telling her that she was a match for her kidney donation.
AC says that there are no words to describe how it felt to be able to donate a kidney to AW. AW shares how much AC means to her.
AW and AC talk about being advocates for organ donation.
AW talks about the unexpected gifts that came from being diagnosed with kidney disease.
Participants
- Ashley Woitena
- Amber Camp