What is a Living Donor

I’m rebloging this post because I’ve updated the contact information.

Rebecca's Road 2 Transplant

FACTS ABOUT LIVING DONOR KIDNEY DONATION

There’s two ways a person can be a LIVING DONOR.

1) As a Direct Donor. This is done by calling or emailing the Donor Coordinator to register to be cross-matched. (just a blood test) If found to be a match, a complete physical work-up would be given to determine if the potential donor is healthy enough to donate without any risk to their health or risk of rejection of the kidney for the recipient. You DO have to match your recipient’s blood type to do this.

2) By entering The National Kidney Registry (a Paired- Kidney Exchange where a the donor gives a kidney in return for a better match for the recipient.) You DO NOT have to match your recipients blood type to do this.

⦁ WE ARE BORN WITH AN EXTRA KIDNEY.  You only need one to live a…

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2 Responses to What is a Living Donor

  1. Charlotte Butts says:

    I lose my mother last year . I would hate to see someone else go threw missing there mom if it could be prevented. I know I have a type o blood type would consider helping just need to know how…..

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