My name is Kaden, and I need a kidney.

Wanna know why I need a kidney? Please read the Why page.

Origins

I was born outside Boston, MA shortly before moving to Ohio then Florida, where I spent the majority of my childhood. I grew up playing with neighborhood kids, riding bikes and playing with legos. I played varsity soccer in high school, and had the classic fast food high school job. After many years of fun, the Florida heat got to me, and I ended up back in Boston for college, where I attended Northeastern University, studying finance. Boston was an incredible experience but far too cold for me, so I ended up out west in Seattle, WA, where I moved after college in 2020. I quickly fell in love with the city. I worked for the locally-famous Beecher’s Cheese for several years, before moving into finance at Redfin, where I currently work as a Financial Analyst II.

Last Few Years

Despite my life-altering kidney diagnosis, I have learned to make the most of the times where my health is stable. As a stereotypical new Seattle resident, I got incredibly into rock climbing, making many friends both in the gym and outdoors. During the few years prior to my condition worsening, I spend most weekends in the spring, summer, and fall outside rock climbing every weekend. I’ve also gotten into skiing, as many of my friends are lifelong skiers. I also thoroughly enjoy cooking for those I love. I also love my cat, Marigold, who is a two year old Siamese. We live in Green Lake, and enjoy the warm summer lake days.

Today

Unfortunately, as of early 2025, my disease has progressed and more intensive treatment has been necessary, I’ve had to significantly reduce and now cease climbing due to the physical toll it takes on my body. I’ve substituted it for new, less-physical hobbies, a big change of pace from what I’m used to. I’ve been greatly improving my cooking skills with new recipes, have enjoyed reading high fantasy books, and the occasional video game.

Future

My #1 goal with the transplant is to go back to being able to life a relatively normal and active lifestyle, and return to climbing. My eventual goal is to climb as hard as I possibly can, with an eventual goal of climbing v10 boulders outside through training and practice.

I am very fortunate in that this extreme situation I am in has given me great perspective on what matters in life, and I feel I will use each remaining year given to me to its fullest.