Community rallies behind U-46 teacher in urgent need of a kidney

To her students at Timber Trails Elementary School in Hoffman Estates Katie Pappas is more than a healthcare trainer She is a source of encouragement a steady presence and someone who shows up every day no matter what In Pappas received a kidney and pancreas transplant after her first battle with kidney complaint Now her donated kidney is failing and her best chance for survival is finding a living donor