ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — St. Louis County police are asking for the public's help in finding a living donor for one of their own.
"Good evening, neighbors. This post is a bit different from what we usually share," the St. Louis County Police Department wrote Wednesday in a Facebook post. "One of our officers, Sgt. John Spicer needs a kidney transplant. Currently Sgt. Spicer is doing dialysis daily as his kidneys can no longer function on their own. And he still comes to work. A transplant would provide a longer life expectancy vs. dialysis."
Several of Spicer's family members have tried but failed to be a match, the department said. He currently is on a waiting list for another year at the least.
"Sgt. Spicer is now hoping to cast a wider net in hopes of finding a donor. With Sgt. Spicer’s permission, we are posting this message," the post said.
Donors must be blood type A or O and pass a screening process to be considered as a potential match. Anyone who is interested in being a living donor for Spicer can email him at jspicer@stlouiscountymo.gov.