Ocean Pines Couple Gets Creative With Kidney Donor Search

BERLIN – Proud parent of an honor student. I love my golden retriever. My wife needs a kidney.

Which message would make you look twice?

While drivers these days are inundated with bumper stickers and decals as they sit in traffic, Arie Klapholz is hoping the more serious message shared on his vehicle will generate some interest. It’s hard to miss the bright yellow lettering advertising the fact that his wife needs a kidney and providing contact information.

“Our mission is to get our request out,” Klapholz said. “Hopefully we’ll find somebody.”

Klapholz and his wife Caryn, originally from Philadelphia, have lived in Ocean Pines since 2003. Their idyllic retirement was interrupted abruptly five years ago when Caryn got a small infection in her toe. Small enough that she wasn’t even aware of it until her she woke up one morning with a swollen foot.

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