"I need your help"

Allen Leung has a request: "Once in my lifetime, I want to see the Canucks raise the Cup."

That's the dream of every Vancouver Canucks fan, but Leung's window to see the Canucks hoist the Stanley Cup is potentially not as wide open as it used to be.
Three-and-a-half years ago, Leung, a 39-year-old Canucks Ticket Centre Supervisor and Manager of Ticket Operations with the Vancouver Whitecaps, learned he was suffering from kidney disease, which will ultimately lead to kidney failure. He remains in need of a kidney transplant.
He kept the grim news to himself, eventually sharing with close family and friends, as he began peritoneal kidney dialysis this past January. Leung is on a waitlist for a kidney donor; there is no timeline for him as it could take an infinite number of years to find a match.
Tired of keeping quiet and feeling embarrassed about living with kidney disease, Leung recently took to Facebook to ask for help.
"I can't tell you how humbling the feeling is to be told you were living with a ticking time clock," he wrote. "Part of me had given up and I feel embarrassed. This is the struggle I've been suffering along with my disease, but I now understand that I need help. Asking someone to consider being a donor for me is a weird ask and I don't feel comfortable in asking, and I still don't know if I'm doing this the right way, but here it goes: I need your help. I need your help spreading the word and if you would consider being a kidney donor you can ask the experts or reach out to me so I can point you in the right direction for next steps.
"The last few months," he continued, "have been difficult for everyone with various global events affecting our entire human race, which has allowed me to realize that life is short. I've realized it's ok to ask for help. I've realized I want to continue this fight and I could not do it without the help of my lovely wife Melodie and my amazing son, Trevor."

His 10-year-old son Trevor, you guessed it, was named after Trevor Linden, who Allen idolized growing up. Linden turned him on to the Canucks and Allen has been a passionate fan ever since; watching the Canucks has been a bonding activity for father and son, who now idolize the young core of Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat.

Leung has had his life turned upside down because of lifestyle changes, including a strict diet, but he feels more at peace with everything going on since he revealed his kidney disease and asked for help.
"It's been about a week since the post went up and it's crazy to see all the support that I didn't know I had. I've had people say they're checking to see if they're a match for me, and that's just overwhelming."
To find out more about kidney disease, or if you're in a position to help someone like Allen in need of a kidney, please visit
BC Transplant.
"My family and I are extremely grateful and thank everyone who has helped raise awareness on the issue not only for myself, but for others who need a transplant or are in similar situations."