Mike Perkins, assistant coach for Mavs Baseball, donated a kidney to his sister, Andrea, on November 5, 2025.
Both surgeries were successful. Mike has recovered and returned to work with the team.
Andrea is physically improving but faces ongoing medical appointments and mounting financial strain.
“Mavs Baseball is proud to acknowledge Assistant Coach Mike Perkins, who donated a kidney to his sister, Andrea, in early November,” the program posted.
“Both surgeries were an amazing success, and Mike has fully recovered and returned to work.”
The team is asking the community to share Andrea’s GoFundMe and to help cover her recovery costs. The Fundraiser is targeting to raise $10,000 initially.
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Andrea said a five-year battle with kidney failure and dialysis. She described dialysis three times a week for four hours per session, more than a dozen surgeries, repeated ER visits, and frequent ambulance trips.
She said those years left her exhausted and unable to work consistently. After five years on the transplant list, she finally received a living donor kidney from her brother.
“I literally have received the gift of life,” Andrea wrote. She thanked Mike and his family for the selfless act and said the transplant has given her hope and a chance to reclaim normalcy.
The medical victory comes with immediate and long-term costs. Andrea must travel weekly to the University Hospital Transplant Institute in San Antonio for lab work and follow-up visits for the next few months.
She will need ongoing immunosuppressant medication for the rest of her life and repeated specialist care.
Insurance premiums for 2026 are expected to be roughly 40 percent higher than her 2025 plan, with less coverage and higher up-front costs. Lost wages before and after the transplant add to the family’s burden.
Andrea spelled out how donations will help. Funds will pay for post-transplant medications, travel and lodging for San Antonio visits, weekly lab work, and day-to-day living expenses lost to years of illness.
She also noted that she cannot drive yet, so family members are covering travel costs and overnight stays when needed.
“Every contribution brings me one step closer to rebuilding stability, strength and normalcy,” Andrea wrote.
She asked people to share her story because she is not very active on social media and needs help getting the word out.
Friends, teammates, and the Mavs community have already offered support.
The program thanked everyone who offered prayers and practical help and asked anyone who could to donate or share Andrea’s GoFundMe link.
For privacy and coordination, the team is handling the fundraising link and contact details.
This is a family recovery story and a community ask. If you want to help Andrea focus on healing instead of bills, look for the GoFundMe linked to the Mavs Baseball announcement or contact the team for donation details.
Sharing the page by text, email, or social media will help as much as a donation.
Andrea closed her note with gratitude. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” she wrote.
“For so long my world revolved around survival. With this transplant, I can finally look toward the future.”
