Shauna Schultz and family
Lake Highlands Elementary teacher Shauna Schultz has been fighting cancer since 2016, but she just got the news she’s been waiting for. After years of dialysis a live match has been found, and she’ll receive her new kidney June 1.
Schultz had been teaching for 14 years in Richardson ISD she went to the emergency room around Christmastime. Doctors diagnosed her with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and sent her for chemotherapy and other treatments. When those didn’t work, she learned to give herself at-home dialysis four days a week for four hours per day.
Schultz’ many friends are planning a celebration for her Saturday on the LHE primary playground. They’ll have donuts and juice and supplies for card-making, and they’re asking folks to create messages for Schultz to read before and after her surgery.
The party will run from 9-11 a.m. May 21. Donations can be sent via Venmo to @Shauna-Schultz02.
