First becoming sick at ten months old and later developing kidney disease from either upper respiratory issues or strep throat, Lutz was left with only experimentation of medication from her health providers because, being raised in the sixties, dialysis wasn’t a thing until the seventies. Growing into a tom-boyish teenager and joining the volleyball team at her high school brought attention to her stroke-level blood pressure, which created more concerns with tests. It wasn’t until about five years ago that Lutz was notified that she may want to begin thinking about transplantation because her kidneys were failing more. She would need to go on dialysis to preserve her health until receiving a kidney. After waiting and having others test to see if they were a match, her youngest daughter was a perfect match and went through with being a living kidney donor. Now recently passing her first kidney transplant anniversary, Brenda joins ARTavius and chats about her journey to transplantation on the eighth episode of the “Stories of Hope podcast.”