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CINCNINATI (WKRC) - Ann Mills isn’t satisfied with simply waiting on a donor list. She’s taking action, plastering signs all over the greater Cincinnati area. Their simply and the point is clear; A Kidney for Ann. Mills suffers from Polyscystic Kidney Disease, a genetic disorder that her grandmother also suffered from, "The thought from my doctor was that if my grandmother was 91, the chances are I would follow suit and be very old by the time it really affected my life,” said Mills. “Unfortunately, that isn't the progression of my disease.” Over the past decade Mills has seen a nephrologist on a regular basis but over the past couple of years things have gotten. In October 2016, she was informed she would need a kidney transplant. “For me it’s a race because there is no turning back,” said Mills. “Once the dialysis starts, I will forever be on dialysis until I get a kidney transplant. “ Mills says there’s not a patient advocate for those in need of a kidney transplant. The family explore newspaper ads and billboards but the cost was too high. Then it clicked. Mills started recycling election campaign sides, turning them inside out and making her own. To date, she’s made 125 of the black and white, A Kidney for Ann, yard signs. Mills son is a student at St. Xavier High School. Recently students made seven giant colorful signs. One is on Mills garage, the others are waiting to be put up. "Realizing how much of a prideful person she is, this is one thing she can't do herself,” said Andy Mills, Ann’s son. “She needs someone else and I think that's the hardest part." Andy’s older sister, Alexis, just returned from a week away from home. She too is dealing with watching her mother go through this struggle. "Our mom has done so much for us growing up, she's been so selfless for us and giving,” said Alexis Mills. “The fact that we can't give that back to her, we can't give her our kidney because it is genetic is the hardest thing.” No immediate family member is a match for donation. Mills says because she’s had children that adds more complexity to finding the right donor. So the signs, word of mouth and social media are the driving force spreading the message of need. But recently some of the signs were taken down and thrown away in garbage bags. “I did not react well to that,” said Ann Mills. “When I found them hanging out of the garbage I felt like my request was garbage, that’s what people think of it because it’s now in the garbage.” So Ann made a new sign and put in the place where one of first signs were placed. It read: To those of you that have removed my sign, I hope you never need a kidney, signed Ann. The road ahead is scary and uncertain. A kidney transplant before Mills starts dialysis is ideal. Typically it’s a seven year wait to get a cadaver kidney. Mills says she’s read the mortality rate for those on dialysis is 20% per year. So time is not on Mills side. "I'd like to have some good memories of spending time with my children before things get crazy,” said Mills. “I'm not going to get better. The only way of really getting better is the transplant." If you are interested in finding out if you’re a donor match, call Christ Hospital at 513-585-1440