Fighting for her life, Notre Dame Academy alumna, 24, in desperate need of a kidney donor
Updated Dec 12, 2020;
Posted Dec 12, 2020
Staten Islander Joyce Jade Van Drost is an NDA and Rutgers University alumna. She s in desperate need of a kidney donor. (Family photo)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. As we prepare for the Christmas holiday under COVID-19 restrictions and restaurant shutdowns, Joyce “Jade” Van Drost, 24, is fighting for her life. The Notre Dame Academy (NDA) alumna is in desperate need of a kidney donor.
Van Drost, a Mariners Harbor resident and also a Rutgers University graduate, was diagnosed with nephronophthisis in both kidneys on Sept. 9, 2013, three months shy of her 17th birthday.