In the course of your search for a living kidney donor, you will experience a wide range of reactions to your appeal. If someone is interested in being your kidney donor but is worried about a specific obstacle, the National Kidney Registry offers a wide range of solutions designed to address specific disincentives to kidney […]
When you are searching for a living kidney donor, it can be tempting to look for a “perfect” donor—someone who is young and healthy with the same or a compatible blood type as you. In fact, many people who don’t look like “perfect” donors on paper actually make excellent donors, so it’s important to never […]
When you are searching for a living kidney donor and someone expresses interest in donating a kidney on your behalf, it can be tempting to focus all your attention on that donor and slow or stop your efforts to reach other potential donors. That is a mistake. Living kidney donation is a complicated process, and […]
If you know someone, such as a family member or friend, who is looking for a living kidney donor and you have decided to help them in their search as a donor search “champion,” you need to have a response ready for when potential donors ask you why you yourself are not donating a kidney. […]