In the Find A Kidney Blog, you’ll find both education and inspiration in your search for a living kidney donor, including tips from experts who have conducted a successful search and personal stories from people who have been in your situation and were able to find a living donor for a kidney transplant.
When you are looking for a living kidney donor, you may be wondering how long the kidney donation process takes from start to finish. Having this information can not only help you prepare but also give you important information to share with potential donors. How long a kidney donation takes depends on a number of […]
My kidney journey began almost a year into my career as a nurse. In 2020, I graduated from nursing school. I’d chosen nursing as a second career. I always wanted to be a nurse, and in my late 20s I was able to start down the path to becoming one. Unexpectedly, I began my career […]
All my adult life, I was in finance. In the early 2000s, there was a real boom in the market, so I made a lot of money as a young adult—probably more than any young adult should make. With all that money comes a lot of irresponsibility. In many cases, when someone is doing well […]
If you have been diagnosed with kidney disease and informed you need a kidney transplant, you may be wondering how to go about finding a living kidney donor. If you have been approved for a kidney transplant, you will need to join the national waiting list for a kidney from a deceased donor. However, finding […]
More than 90,000 people in the United States need a kidney transplant. In most cases, a transplant using a kidney from a living donor is the best option. Searching for a living donor requires a great deal of work, however, and kidney patients can’t do it all alone. A kidney donor search champion is someone […]
The holiday season can be a time of joy, togetherness, and celebration with family and loved ones. However, if you have been diagnosed with kidney failure and are searching for a living kidney donor, the holidays can also be a stressful and anxious time as you decide how much of your health condition to share […]
As the mother of a child with chronic kidney disease who has now been transplanted, there is a lot of information that I wish I would have known. Some things took me months of research to find or figure out—I learned so much I could write a book! Here are some valuable tips and advice […]
If someone wants to donate their kidney to you but they are not a match, the National Kidney Registry’s Voucher Program lets them donate their kidney to a matching recipient and give you a voucher, which you can redeem for a living kidney donor transplant with a kidney from a different living donor. Here’s how […]
Being told you need a kidney transplant is overwhelming, and you might be tempted to keep your need for a kidney donor to yourself. Don’t make that mistake. Remember: the more you share your story, the more people you will reach, and the better your chances of finding a living kidney donor. There are many […]