Steven Hansgen, who played bass in Minor Threat and Government Issue in the ’80s and was part of the Youth Brigade reunion in 2012, was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease last year, and he’s on the waitlist for a transplant. His girlfriend and Poisonous H bandmate has launched a GoFundMe to help support him during this time. She writes:
Hi everyone,
Some of you may have heard already, but Steve was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease and put on the transplant waitlist at the end of last year. He spent several weeks in the hospital recently when his kidney function suddenly decreased even more and is now on life-saving dialysis three times a week.
Steve is facing big physical and financial challenges at this time, and he has never been comfortable asking people for help, financial or otherwise, so I wanted to raise funds to help cover his treatments and essential needs. Any contribution would mean the world to him.
Also, I wanted to add that the wait time for a deceased kidney donor on average is 5 years, so Steve’s best chance of survival is finding a living donor. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a living donor, please reach out to either myself or Steve.
Thank you!
Holly (Steve’s girlfriend and bandmate)
Visit the GoFundMe and donate here.
Steve played on Minor Threat’s 1983 EP Out of Step but left the band later that year, not long before they broke up. He also worked as an engineer and producer in the 90s, including on Tool’s Opiate, and has played in Second Wind, Emmapeel, and Dot Dash.