Family starts Facebook page in search of kidney donor for mom

METHUEN — It can be scary to put anything on social media these days. Whether it be a family photo or an update about what’s going on in someone’s day, it’s weird to imagine anyone anywhere in the world can react or interact with things posted in the wilds of the internet. A post about going out for the night or another day at work is one thing, but posting about the need for help with a serious medical condition is something else entirely. That thing was certainly felt by Sandy Reilly and her husband Bill when they started a Facebook page in September called, “A Kidney for Sandy.” “I was nervous about it because, to me, everyone is going through something and they don’t put it out there,” Sandy Reilly said Sunday. “With this situation, if I don’t put it out there then I can wait on a list for five to seven years or I could put it out there and there might be just one person who sees it and goes, ‘Hey, I can get tested!’ and they’re the one.  » Read More