Why Consider Living Donation?

People who have donated kidneys have said:
“I wanted to help my friend feel better.”
“I wanted to make a difference.”
“I wanted to have everyone’s lives return to normal.”

When someone is diagnosed with end-stage renal disease  (kidney failure) everyone around them is affected. It’s not just the patient who faces challenges. You may be helping a patient get to their treatments, you may feel that the patient no longer has energy to participate in activities with you, or you may just wish that life could go back to normal for all of you.

Many times family members and friends are looking for ways to help. Many people feel that their relationship and life with a loved one would improve if the person had a kidney transplant.

Meet people who have become living kidney donors to hear what inspired them to donate, the difference it made in the lives of their recipients, and how they feel after donating.