WOODSTOCK, GA — Kincaid Eaker has been through more trauma in his 13 years of life than many adults see in a lifetime. And now he needs your help.

Kincaid was born with Polycystic Kidney Disease, a chronic, genetic condition that now requires a kidney transplant. His mother, Audra, previously lost two other boys to this same disease, her best friend Brandy Love said. "Audra was tested early and knew she was the one that was going to be the donor for her son," Love said. "To look at him, you would not even realize he is sick. Kincaid plays the saxophone and is on the swim team, but he is only functioning on 14 percent of his kidneys."

Because he was born with the condition, Kincaid's family knew that a transplant was in his future. They just didn't know when. "Fortunately, medication through his life has kept him stable," Love said. "We hoped it would be several more years. The time has come! He is now on the transplant waiting list. The doctors are hoping in the very near future for the transplant, actually talking this Christmas, if we can get a donor."

Kincaid once thought he had a possible match, but an unthinkable tragedy in 2016 changed his entire life. "Audra, early on, got tested and was a match for Kincaid for when he was ready for a transplant," Love said. "She knew that there was no question where her son was getting that kidney from. It was coming from her."

On Dec. 27, 2016, Audra and her husband, Darrell, were at a Christmas gathering at Love's house. After they left, Darrell shot and killed Audra as she was driving.

Darrell Eaker shot and killed Audra Eaker while she was driving a 2011 Ford Edge on Ga. 92 westbound at Indian Valley Drive, the Woodstock Police Department previously told Patch. The woman's body was found inside the SUV around 9:30 p.m., at the intersection in front of the QuikTrip convenience store.



Darrell, who was 43 at the time of his arrest, was indicted in March 2017 in connection with the shooting. According to the indictment, Darrell fired an H&K .45-caliber handgun at his estranged wife, and the bullets struck her five times in the face and head.

Following the shooting, Darrell dropped the firearm inside the vehicle and walked away from the car "without even attempting life-saving actions,"according to warrants obtained by Woodstock police. The shooting also damaged another vehicle driven by a motorist. Darrell was convicted of murder in 2018.

