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Living Donation Forum / April 2025 Living Organ Donor Anniversaries! Add Yours to Our Calendar!
« Last post by Clark on April 08, 2025, 09:31:05 PM »
https://livingdonorsonline.org/donor-experiences/donation-anniversaries/

Happy anniversary to all celebrating this month, if happiness is in the offing for you! We have sibling pairs, parent child pairs, spouses, aunts as donor and recipient, cousins, liver donors, and, 22 years ago, one of the first unrelated non-directed kidney donors. Fifteen years ago one of the first don or chains.

If you are grieving, or ill, or suffering in some way instead of filled with a warm memory of your past intended help for another in need, please know we support you as well. We were all there once, contemplating the range of possible outcomes. It's astonishing how few of us have adverse outcomes, and heartbreaking that some of us do. Best wishes to all!


Thirty-eighth anniversary:
Andrew Drukker donated a kidney to his sister, Sue, on April 10th, 1987

Thirty-fifth anniversary:
Chris Tomola donated a kidney to his brother on April 25th, 1990

Thirty-third anniversary:
Tony Fagan donated a kidney to his sister on April 8th, 1992
James D. Breyer donated a kidney to his sister, Susan K. Starcher, on April 22nd, 1992

Twenty-ninth anniversary:
Michalene J Dischinger donated a kidney to his sister, Judith Cleveland, on April 3rd, 1996

Twenty-eighth anniversary:
Dan donated a kidney to his daughter on April 4th, 1997
Barbara Day donated a kidney to her husband on April 9th, 1997
Christine Rowe donated a kidney to her nephew on April 10th, 1997

Twenty-sixth anniversary:
Stacey donated a kidney to her aunt, Cheryl, on April 1st, 1999
Daniel Lasater donated part of his liver to his sister on April 7th, 1999

Twenty-fifth anniversary:
Brent Jensen donated a kidney to his wife on April 6th, 2000
Rachel Bennett donated a kidney to her sister on April 27th, 2000

Twenty-fourth anniversary:
Marco Regnier donated a kidney to his cousin on April 11th, 2001
Kimberly Tracy donated a kidney to her nephew on April 12th, 2001
Lisa Clare donated a kidney to her cousin on April 23rd, 2001

Twenty-third anniversary:
Michelle Desler donated a kidney to her brother on April 2nd, 2002
Duchess Freeman donated a kidney to her husband on April 4th, 2002
Carol Bullard donated part of her liver to her sister on April 8th, 2002

Twenty-second anniversary:
Michael Weil donated a kidney to his nephew on April 1st, 2003
Timothy A. Kimbirk donated a kidney to his son, Timothy B. Kimbirk, on April 16th, 2003
Father Jim Falsey donated a kidney to a stranger on April 21st, 2003
Dolores Barquera donated a kidney to her daughter on April 24th, 2003
Angela Rennick donated a kidney to her uncle on April 25th, 2003
Michele Walker donated a kidney to her son on April 30th, 2003

Twenty-first anniversary:
Hillary Greene donated lung tissue to an unrelated person on April 7th, 2004
Howard Meyerson donated two lung lobes to his sister on April 7th, 2004
Jeani Vance donated a kidney to her sister on April 16th, 2004

Twentieth anniversary:
Melissa Breen donated part of her liver to her father on April 5th, 2005

Nineteenth anniversary:
Diane donated a kidney to a stranger on April 6th, 2006
Fernando Torre donated a kidney to his wife on April 26th, 2006
Lisa K. donated a kidney to her brother on April 27th, 2006

Eighteenth anniversary:
Patty Mack donated a kidney to her brother on April 12th, 2007
Peter G donated a kidney to his father on April 12th, 2007
Alexandria Holmes donated a kidney to a friend's mother on April 18th, 2007
Tom Simon donated a kidney to a stranger on April 19th, 2007
Jenny Bokeno donated a kidney to her brother, Darin, on April 23rd, 2007

Seventeenth anniversary:
Brooke Bowen donated a kidney to her cousin on April 16th, 2008

Sixteenth anniversary:
Kristen McLoughlin donated a kidney to a stranger, Cynthia Jacobson, now a friend, on April 15th, 2009
Veronica Rivas donated a kidney to her mother, Esperanza Alcauter, on April 23rd, 2009

Fifteenth anniversary:
Sabrina St-Hilaire donated a kidney to her uncle, Luc, on April 20th, 2010
Patricia Ahearn donated a kidney through a NEPKE 4 way swap to benefit her husband on April 26th, 2010
Dr. Ekta Singh donated a kidney to Rajkumar, her father-in-law, on April 28th, 2010

Fourteenth anniversary:
Amy Donohue donated a kidney to Anu (Tiny Mom) Dwivedi on April 19th, 2011

Thirteenth anniversary:
Johnny donated in a National Kidney Registry chain to benefit his girlfriend on April 3rd, 2012
Ray Mueller made a non-directed kidney donation April 3rd, 2012, through the National Kidney Registry
Terry McClelland donated a kidney to her sister-in-law on April 3rd, 2012
Michael Green donated a kidney to his friend, Trudy Thompson-Larkins, on April 6th, 2012
Jacqui donated a kidney to her brother on April 19th, 2012
Kris Madden donated a kidney to her cousin on April 19th, 2012
Shelly Pattinson donated a kidney to her brother, Curtis Phillips, on April 19th, 2012
Suzie donated a kidney to her friend, Kevin, on April 19th, 2012
Janice Gildow made a non-directed kidney donation on April 20th, 2012
Stephanie donated a kidney to her Dad on April 24th, 2012. Unfortunately, despite her gift working well, he passed away a month later.
Barbara Altizer donated a kidney to her friend, Nicole Hickey, on April 26th, 2012

Twelfth anniversary:
Don Kraemer donated a kidney to a Canadian paired exchange on behalf of his wife, Lori, on April 3rd, 2013
Kevin Bernheisel donated a kidney to William Johnson, his sister's father-in-law, on April 4th, 2013
Laura Davis donated a kidney to her co-worker, Jenny DeLorenzo, on April 4th, 2013
Ashlee Edwards donated a kidney to her cousin on April 10th, 2013
Trudi Fenzel donated a kidney to her sister-in-law on April 11, 2013
Ayushi Datta donated a kidney to her mother, Anuradha, on April 15th, 2013
Ruth Crouch Watson donated a kidney to her 17 year old niece on April 15th, 2013
Jennifer Williams donated a kidney to her Dad, Leon, on April 16th, 2013
Anni Hanson donated a kidney to her friend, Eric Frahm, on April 23rd, 2013
Joseph Hoofnagle donated a kidney to his father, Martin, on March 29th, 2013. Martin passed away one and a half years later.

Eleventh anniversary:
Luis Carlos Roblejo donated a kidney to his pastor, Fr. Philip Fabiano, on April 7th, 2014
Becky Cox donated a kidney to her brother, BJ Benton, on April 11th, 2014
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Living Donation Forum / March 2025 Living Organ Donor Anniversaries! Add yours to our calendar!
« Last post by Clark on March 03, 2025, 06:43:33 PM »
https://livingdonorsonline.org/donor-experiences/donation-anniversaries/

Our March donor anniversaries reflect our mix of long time and newer donors, the vast majority successful, and a few poignant adverse outcome stories. World Kidney Day is Thursday, March 13th this year, and occurs annually on the second Thursday of March.

How are Rosemarie and her sister 48 years on? How are Ron, Marva, Sunil, and Terri holding up? Virginia and Sally are among our more famous folks, both seemingly well still.

Best wishes all!


Forty-eighth anniversary:
Rosemarie Gower Kelley's older sister donated a kidney to her on March 17th, 1977

Thirty-ninth anniversary:
Grace donated a kidney to her daughter on March 17th, 1986

Thirty-sixth anniversary:
Mychelle Rucker donated a kidney to her brother on March 9th, 1989

Thirty-second anniversary:
Ronald E. Harper donated a kidney to his spouse, Barbara J. Harper, on March 23rd, 1993. "Kidney survived 18 years.”

Twenty-ninth anniversary:
John donated a kidney to his friend Anne on March 11th, 1996

Twenty-seventh anniversary:
Gina Thor donated a kidney to her brother on March 3rd, 1998
Maxine Tierney donated a kidney to her sister, Hunter Mahon, on March 17th, 1998

Twenty-sixth anniversary:
Christine Hayes donated a kidney to her friend, Naomi Pollard, on March 18th, 1999

Twenty-fifth anniversary:
Susan Molloy donated a kidney to her husband, James, on March 13th, 2000

Twenty-third anniversary:
Jeff Sears donated a kidney to his mother on March 2nd, 2002

Twenty-second anniversary:
Rebecca Miller donated a kidney to her father, Bob, on March 11th, 2003
Patricia DiClemente donated a kidney to a stranger on March 14th, 2003
Shandy Wheaton donated a kidney to her mom, Shirley Wheaton on March 24th, 2003
Patrick McGuire donated a kidney to his wife on March 26th, 2003

Twenty-first anniversary:
Margaret Earnest donated a kidney to her husband on March 4th, 2004
Kay Rapien donated a kidney to her brother-in-law on March 9th, 2004
Marva Gresham donated a kidney to an unrelated person found on LDO! (since deceased) on March 25th, 2004
Jason Clipston donated a kidney to his brother on March 29th, 2004
Selena Hall donated a kidney to a friend on March 30th, 2004

Twentieth anniversary:
Sally Reif donated a kidney to Shar Senor Carlyle on March 2nd, 2005
Michelle Makedon donated a kidney to her father, Paul Makedon, on March 8th, 2005
Erick Gray donated a kidney to his father on March 22nd, 2005
Kelly Stout donated a kidney to a co-worker on March 22nd, 2005

Ninteenth anniversary:
Virginia Postrel donated a kidney to a friend, Sally Satel, on March 4th, 2006
Donna donated a kidney to her husband on March 14th, 2006
Linda Busby donated a kidney to her brother on March 24th, 2006
Anthony Hart donated a kidney to his niece on March 29th, 2006
Carrie Schwaderer donated a kidney to the son of a customer on March 29th, 2006

Eighteenth anniversary:
Christy Lindell donated a kidney to her sister on March 5th, 2007
Holly Harrington donated a kidney to her sister on March 5th, 2007
RaChelle Wilkinson (Shell) donated a kidney to her friend, Sandra, on March 20th, 2007
Kelly Anne Astle donated a kidney to her father on March 22nd, 2007
Sunil Joseph donated a kidney to his brother on March 29th, 2007.  His brother died seven days later, on Good Friday.

Seventeenth anniversary:
Mindy-J Wise donated a kidney on March 3rd, 2008
Barbara Coleman donated a kidney to Alyssa, a 19 year old family friend, on March 6th, 2008
Michael von Wahlde donated a kidney to his mother, Carol, on March 10th, 2008
Denora Carpenter donated a kidney to a friend on March 19th, 2008
Anna Kidd donated a kidney to Jody on March 26th, 2008
David Schneider donated a kidney to his stepfather on March 27th, 2008

Sixteenth anniversary:
James Roach III donated a kidney to his wife's cousin, Joe, on March 9th, 2009
Julie Sullivan donated a kidney to her brother, Clint, on March 31st, 2009

Fifteenth anniversary:
Lisa Marie Kull donated a kidney to her friend, Heather Tucker, on March 5th, 2010
Erica Rodriguez donated a kidney to her brother, Anthony, on March 18th, 2010
Cindy Wittmier donated a kidney to her best friend, Gloria Thiessen, on March 23rd, 2010
Christine Lerchen donated a kidney to her Dad on March 24th, 2010
Scot Sandhoefner made a non-directed kidney donation on March 26th, 2010
Bonnie Goldberg donated a kidney to an unrelated person on March 30th, 2010

Fourteenth anniversary:
Shari Newman donated a kidney to her older sister, Dawn Ahrens, on March 8th, 2011
Janice Dodge donated a kidney to her niece, Jennifer Verhoeven, on March 10th, 2011
Donna Holmes donated a kidney to her husband, Steve, on March 11th, 2011
Steve Windle donated a kidney to his brother, Tom, on March 15th, 2011

Thirteenth anniversary:
Michael Eckman donated a kidney to his brother, Mark, on March 9th, 2012
Emilie donated a kidney to a friend on March 26th, 2012
Alyssa Stubblefield donated a kidney to Kristi, an unrelated person, on March 27th, 2012
Suzanne Frye donated a kidney to her mother, Barb, on March 27th, 2012
Jody Phipps donated a kidney to her cousin, Doug Henning, on March 29th, 2012

Twelfth anniversary:
Elizabeth Castillo donated a kidney to her brother, Alex De La Torre, on March 15th, 2013
Chad Snodgrass donated a kidney to his friend, Joe Brown, on March 25th, 2013
Tammy Grindle donated a kidney to her friend, Warren Conary, on March 26th, 2013

Tenth anniversary:
Jim Mullins donated part of his liver to his brother, Tim, on March 9th, 2015
Christine Brock donated a kidney in a paired exchange to benefit her best friend's father on March 26th, 2015

Fifth anniversary:
Terri Herrington donated her left kidney to Jeffrey Granger, already a kidney-pancreas recipient of Terri's since deceased husband, on March 3rd, 2020. Jeffrey received 2 more years from Terri.
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Living Donation in the News / FDA approves pig organ transplant trials for patients with kidney failure
« Last post by Clark on February 10, 2025, 08:29:24 PM »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/02/04/fda-pig-kidney-transplant-trials/

FDA approves pig organ transplant trials for patients with kidney failure
The first clinical trials using organs from genetically modified pigs offer hope to patients with kidney failure, who face a long wait for human organ transplants.
February 4, 2025
By Rachel Pannett

The Food and Drug Administration has given two biotechnology companies approval for clinical trials that will transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into patients with kidney failure, an experimental but potentially groundbreaking innovation for thousands of Americans on the waiting list for organ transplants.

Another company, eGenesis, said Tuesday it received FDA approval in December for a kidney transplant study on three patients, with the option to expand.

“We are entering a transformative era in organ transplantation,” eGenesis chief executive Mike Curtis said Tuesday in an email.

There are more than 106,000 people on the national list for organ transplants in the United States, most of them seeking kidneys. Only about 27,000 kidney transplants were performed in 2023. More than 557,000 patients are on dialysis.

Advances in the field of xenotransplantation — transplanting an organ from one species to another — have been gathering pace, as scientists develop gene-editing techniques that make organs less prone to rejection.
Until now, such transplants have been approved under the FDA’s compassionate-use program, which allows the use of investigational medical products outside of clinical trials only when patients are critically ill and running out of options.

Some medical experts have raised ethical and health concerns around such transplants, including the risk of infection from animal-specific diseases that spread among humans and how to help patients effectively weigh the unknown risks.

Participants in the United Therapeutics trial must be between 55 and 70 years old and have been on dialysis for at least six months. Patients will be monitored for at least 12 weeks after surgery and an independent review undertaken before a decision is made on expanding the study.
The idea of using pig organs in humans is not new — one of the first recorded instances was in 1838, when a doctor transplanted a pig cornea into a human in an unsuccessful attempt to fix their eyesight. Pigs are more widely available than some primates, and their organs are more similar to humans, according to medical experts.

An Alabama woman last month became the longest-living recipient of a pig organ transplant. Towana Looney, 53, in November received a pig’s kidney with 10 gene edits designed to reduce the risk of organ rejection.

The first recipient, Richard Slayman, a 62-year-old worker for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, lived for 52 days after the procedure last year. Lisa Pisano, a 54-year-old grandmother, received a pig’s kidney and a heart pump on different days in April last year. She survived 86 days, though the gradually failing kidney had to be removed after 47 days.
Looney donated a kidney to her mother decades ago and then developed kidney failure after a complication during pregnancy. She had been on kidney dialysis for nearly eight years, during which she developed very high levels of antibodies abnormally primed to attack another human kidney, making it unlikely that she would ever receive a donated organ.

The pig used in Looney’s transplant, developed by a subsidiary of United Therapeutics, had changes to its genetic code including the removal of three immunogenic antigens, molecules that can trigger an immune response.
“Our goal is to increase the availability of transplantable organs to offer a therapeutic alternative to a lifetime on dialysis,” Leigh Peterson, executive vice president of product development at United Therapeutics, said in a statement Tuesday.


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Living Donation Forum / February 2025 Living Organ Donor Anniversaries! Add yours to our calendar!
« Last post by Clark on February 04, 2025, 05:30:58 PM »
Whether February brings you a chill or not, celebrate with us these many memories of great acts for kindness and generosity. Daughter donors, father donors, mother donors, brother and sister donors, son and step-son donors, and donors to strangers, and that just gets us to this century!

Father Pat was such a caring voice for so long in our discussion forum. We were on the path to donation at the same time, though his surgery was a year before mine. His description of his experience was a big part of the wonderful assistance I found on LDO! Alas, one of our early public policy advocates, Rita, finally succumbed to the injuries she received during her surgery nearly four years later. I donated two months later, with Rita very much on my mind.

Please feel welcome to let us know your donation anniversary details if you wish to be included: https://livingdonorsonline.org/donor-experiences/donation-anniversaries/

Also, February 14th, National Donor Day, was started in 1998 by the Saturn Corporation and its United Auto Workers partners with the support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and many nonprofit health organizations.

Thirty-third anniversary:
Robin Neill Payne donated a kidney to her father, Keith, on February 5th, 1992

Thirty-second anniversary:
Christopher B. Walker donated a kidney to his son, Brandon, on February 5th, 1993

Thirtieth anniversary:
Mae Menard donated a kidney to her daughter on February 15th, 1995

Twenty-sixth anniversary:
Pete Whitfield donated a kidney to his brother on February 2nd, 1999
Janet Troiano donated a kidney to her sister on February 17th, 1999

Twenty-fourth anniversary:
Jeffrey Looman donated a kidney to his step-father on February 18th, 2001

Twenty-third anniversary:
Chris Mason donated a kidney to his father on February 5th, 2002
Lea King donated a kidney to her mother on February 6th, 2002
Linda Bartalot donated a kidney to her mother on February 15th, 2002
Father Patrick Sullivan donated a kidney to a stranger on February 20th, 2002
Lana Schupbach donated a kidney to her mother on February 20th, 2002

Twenty-second anniversary:
Teddie Anderson was a non-directed kidney donor to Janet Grier on February 10th, 2003
Raoul Gomez, Jr., donated part of his liver to his father on February 27th, 2003

Twenty-first anniversary:
Rita Kocian, a living kidney donor to her mother in August 2000, died on February 12th, 2004
Joyce Trivett donated a kidney to a friend on February 13th, 2004
Darcie Bjorgo donated a kidney to her mother, Judy Bjorgo, on February 23rd, 2004
Chris Dickenson donated a kidney to her sister on February 24th, 2004
James Muscat donated a kidney to his brother-in-law, David Vella, on February 25th, 2004

Twentieth anniversary:
Jaime L. Smith donated a kidney to her aunt on February 10th, 2005
Iris M. Saltiel donated a kidney to her sister on February 15th, 2005
Steve Natalie donated a kidney to a friend on February 22nd, 2005
Jeffrey Padilla donated a kidney to his brother-in-law on February 25th, 2005

Nineteenth anniversary:
Patrick Goldon donated a kidney to his sister on February 2nd, 2006
Linda Shaffer donated a kidney to her father on February 15th, 2006
Shannon Irwin donated a kidney to her father on February 20th, 2006
Corry Rausch donated a kidney to her daughter on February 28th, 2006

Eighteenth anniversary:
Audra Burgess donated a kidney to her sister-in-law on February 15th, 2007

Seventeenth anniversary:
Sue Kosiorek donated part of her liver to her brother on February 5th, 2008
Terry Brown donated a kidney to a friend's husband on February 8th, 2008
Sara Anderson donated a kidney to her Dad on February 14th, 2008
Maureen Corcoran donated a kidney to her cousin, Mary Jane DiPaolo, on February 19th, 2008

Sixteenth anniversary:
Nicole Skelly donated a kidney to her friend, Julie, on February 4th, 2009
Carol Stangel donated a kidney to her daughter, Katie, on February 10th, 2009
Wendy Switzer donated a kidney to her hubby on February 18th, 2009

Fifteenth anniversary:
Stacy Rushton donated a kidney to her husband on February 3rd, 2010
Timothy Joyce donated a kidney to his sister, Mary Bridget Collins, on February, 8th, 2010
Ebony Vallance donated a kidney to her Dad on February 9th, 2010
Sandy Benning donated a kidney on February 10th, 2010
Neal Orsbon donated a kidney to his younger sister on February 12th, 2010
Patricia Childers donated a kidney to her brother-in-law, David Elrod, on February 12th, 2010
Ronda Peterson donated a kidney on February 15th, 2010
Todd Welden donated a kidney to Robbie Moore on February 17th, 2010
Cindy donated a kidney to her brother on February 22nd, 2010

Fourteenth anniversary:
Roger Ernest donated a kidney to his daughter's partner, Gary Bourton, on February 8th, 2011

Thirteenth anniversary:
Luis G. Rivera donated a kidney to his brother, Ruben A. Rivera, on February 17th, 2012
Faith Bryant donated a kidney to Blaze Pagliarini, a stranger, on February 19th, 2012
Julian Cook donated a kidney to a total stranger, Mary Tompkins, on February 20th, 2012
Morgan Bush donated a kidney to her brother, Scott Briggs, on February 21st, 2012
Lauri Passeri donated a kidney to her friend, Kevin Beam, on February 24th, 2012
Bob Minteer donated a kidney to his friend, Jim, on February 28th, 2012
Jennifer MacIntyre made an unrelated kidney donation on February 28th, 2012

Twelfth anniversary:
Itty Beck donated a kidney to an unknown person on February 12th, 2013
Pauline donated a kidney to her spouse, Ken, on February 13th, 2013
Virginia Compton donated a kidney to her sister-in-law, Pam, on February 18th, 2013
Cori McManemon donated a kidney to Judy Mogel on February 19th, 2013
Mary Beth Wilkinson donated her left kidney to Donald Mark Lindsay, a complete stranger three states away, on February 20th, 2013 in memory of her twin brother who passed away from cancer
Lorie Swanky donated a kidney to her sister, Tammy Swanky, on February 25th, 2013

Eleventh anniversary:
Danny Walker donated a kidney to his brother, Jimmy, on February 4th, 2014
Heather Hunt donated a kidney to her sister, Kristin Hunt Wolff, on February 26th, 2014

Tenth anniversary:
Phillip Gay donated a kidney to his daughter, Charlotte Archer Gay, on February 17th, 2015

Ninth anniversary:
Kristin Bramblett donate a kidney to her friend, Keith Kozel, on February 19th, 2016
Micki Stanley donated a kidney to his sister, Patricia Kopp, on February 19th, 2016
Pamela Woodward donated a kidney to her spouse, John, on February 25th, 2016

Eighth anniversary:
Marilyn Hulslander donated a kidney to her husband, Ralph, on February 7th, 2017

Fifth anniversary:
Ruth Esteban-Muir was a non-directed bridge donor on February 19th 2020
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Living Donation Forum / January 2025 Living Organ Donor Anniversaries!
« Last post by Clark on January 29, 2025, 04:33:15 PM »
Better late than never, I hope! Though with the distinct drop off in submissions pretty clearly about a decade ago, I’m beginning to wonder. If you’re moved to do so, please add yours at https://livingdonorsonline.org/donor-experiences/donation-anniversaries/.

This month I find myself wondering about these folks so many years on. How are they? Are they all happy and healthy? What of Joan and her brother, 45 years on? Damien, now 30+ years old? And his grandmother, Wanda? What about Michael’s brother, and both their families, 23 years on? How is Dawn holding up 20 years on, and Laura, 16 years on? Sara’s unknown recipient would have turned 18 this past year, have they met? Corresponded?

Any thoughts on why no January anniversary submissions in the past five years? And just two in the past ten? Do you enjoy seeing these? Hundreds come to see them.

Best wishes all!


Forty-fifth anniversary:
Joan Ray donated a kidney to her brother on January 19th, 1980

Thirty-eighth anniversary:
Mike Rocheteau (since deceased) donated a kidney to his brother on January 8th, 1987

Thirtieth anniversary:
Wanda Christensen donated a kidney to her grandson, Damien Klemz, on January 5th, 1995
Darlene donated a kidney to her cousin, Yancy, on January 16th, 1995

Twenty-seventh anniversary:
Donna Lundberg donated a kidney to her mother on January 11th, 1998

Twenty-sixth anniversary:
Pat McDonough donated a kidney to her brother on January 13th, 1999

Twenty-fifth anniversary:
Cynthia Goldner donated a kidney to her cousin, Sukie Miller, on January 5th, 2000
Candice Ellington donated part of her liver to her husband on January 10th, 2000
Charity Wells donated a kidney to her sister, Carrie, on January 11th, 2000
Naomi donated a kidney to a coworker on January 31st, 2000

Twenty-fourth anniversary:
Catherine Cullen donated a kidney to her mother (since deceased) on January 4th, 2001
Thomas Busch donated a kidney to his former girlfriend, Dawn Meschi, on January 10th, 2001
Carol Meyer and her husband donated lung lobes to their daughter (since deceased) on January 16th, 2001
Carolyn Miller donated a kidney to her husband on January 31st, 2001

Twenty-third anniversary:
Aileen Sperber donated a kidney to her husband on January 3rd, 2002
Michael Hurewitz (deceased in the peri-operative period) donated part of his liver to his brother on January 13th, 2002
Nathan Bishop donated part of his liver to his brother-in-law's brother on January 25th, 2002
Ray Madden donated a kidney to his wife on January 29th, 2002

Twenty-second anniversary:
Gina donated a kidney to her brother-in-law on January 7th, 2003
David Harper donated a kidney to a stranger on January 8th, 2003
Brenda donated a kidney to her father on January 10th, 2003
Aya Manalo Hufana donated a kidney to her sister on January 11th, 2003
Lisa L Henderson donated a kidney to an unrelated person on January 26th, 2003

Twenty-first anniversary:
Jodi Phelan donated part of her liver to her daughter on January 5th, 2004
Regan M Gamble donated a kidney to her mother, Danielle, on January 14th, 2004
Jason York donated part of his liver to the daughter of an alumnus from his high school on January 17th, 2004
Luke donated a kidney to his best friend on January 21st, 2004

Twentieth anniversary:
Dawn donated a kidney to an unrelated person (since deceased) on January 6th, 2005
Bob Bucsh donated a kidney to his sister on January 12th, 2005
Taj "T-Bone" Hudson donated a kidney to a friend on January 12th, 2005
Amanda Zoneraich donated a kidney to her father on January 25th, 2005
Barb donated a kidney to an unrelated recipient on January 25th, 2005

Nineteenth anniversary:
Nancy Ferrauilo donated a kidney to her husband on January 5th, 2006
Carin O'Brien donated a kidney to her father on January 25th, 2006

Eighteenth anniversary:
Kebra donated a kidney to her husband on January 2nd, 2007
Jaime Burhite donated a kidney to her older brother, Jason, on January 4th, 2007
Cynthia Tindongan donated a kidney to a stranger on January 10th, 2007
Jeff Eddy donated a kidney to his father on January 16th, 2007
Patrice Smith donated a kidney to Jenna Franks, an unrelated person found on LDO, on January 16th, 2007
Erica Gomez donated a kidney to her father on January 18th, 2007
Bassy Gottesman donated a kidney to her husband, Yehuda, on January 23rd, 2007
Frances Byrdin donated a kidney to her father on January 23rd, 2007
Kevin Kenney donated a kidney to a friend on January 24th, 2007
John Dennis donated a kidney to his father on January 25th, 2007
Adrienne P. donated a kidney to a stranger on January 29th, 2007

Seventeenth anniversary:
Sara Kaiser donated part of her liver to an 18 month old stranger on January 4th, 2008
Evan Brooks donated a kidney to his brother, Jim, on January 8th, 2008
Nancy McAbee donated a kidney to her brother, Dan Williams, on January 8th, 2008
Audrey donated a kidney to her husband's cousin on January 10th, 2008
Elizabeth Samstag donated a part of her liver to her friend, Dan Zenger, on January 17th, 2008
Kelly Harris donated a kidney to Greg on January 18th, 2008
April Zona Garcia donated a kidney to her mother, Gloria Tompkins, on January 31st, 2008

Sixteenth anniversary:
Janet Hinson donated a kidney to her brother on January 8th, 2009
Miriam donated a kidney to her long time friend, Bob, on January 9th, 2009
Teri Garber George donated a kidney to her boss of 20 years on January 9th, 2009
Laura Rivas donated a kidney to her best friend, Victor Rodriguez, on January 15th, 2009. She's sad he didn't survive to celebrate their first kidneyversary, but glad she tried to help.
Janet Hurley donated a kidney to her adult child on January 22nd, 2009
Celia donated a kidney to her uncle on January 26th, 2009
Teresa Wharton donated her left kidney to her Dad on January 28th, 2009
Kimberly Johnson donated a kidney, the first woman to do so vaginally, to her niece, Jennifer Gilbert, on January 29th, 2009
Lisa Poulsen donated a kidney to her step-dad on January 30th, 2009

Fifteenth anniversary:
Becky Sullivan made a non-directed kidney donation on January 6th, 2010
Craig Stieben donated a kidney to his girlfriend on January 7th, 2010
Bonnie Parr donated a kidney to her brother, Wayne Sheets, on January 8th, 2010
Laura Linton donated a kidney to her sister, Tina Sammon, on January 15th, 2010
John Galvin donated a kidney to his best friend on January 19th, 2010
Sandy Picanzo donated a kidney to her sister, Joan, on January 26th, 2010
Tina DelGuidice donated a kidney to an unrelated person, Edward J. Guenkel, on January 28th, 2010

Fourteenth anniversary:
Christine Archer donated a kidney to her great uncle, Arnold Strong, on January 11th, 2011
Morgan Davis became a kidney donor on January 11th, 2011
Paul Carlson donated a kidney to his sister, Barbara West, on January 24th, 2011

Thirteenth anniversary:
Karen L Michul donated a kidney to her friend, Matthew Jones, on January 9th, 2012
Sharon Irey donated a kidney to her son, William, on January 18th, 2012
Kelly Gray Kablick donated part of her liver to her Mom on January 24th, 2012

Twelfth anniversary:
Marisa de la Garza donated a kidney to her mother, Silvia de la Garza Bassett, on January 9th, 2013
Stephanie DuBose Reeves donated a kidney to her best friend on January 9th, 2013
James Franks donated a kidney to Melinda Cagle Sanders, a school friend, on January 17th, 2013
Renae Myers Waters donated a kidney to her husband on January 22nd, 2013
Rosie Mariani donated a kidney to her best friend, Tammy, on January 31st, 2013

Eleventh anniversary:
Debbi Stapleton donated a kidney to Olga Gauthier on January 6th, 2014
Zoe McKeith donated a kidney to her mother-in-law, Kim Causer, on January 7th, 2014
Denise Hunter donated a kidney to her friend's nephew, Conley Tucker, on January 10th, 2014
Jennifer Sutton donated a kidney to her friend, Angela Braga, on January 10th, 2014
Howard Lobel donated a kidney to his cousin, Stevi Paul, on January 14th, 2014

Tenth anniversary:
Joshua Wise donated a kidney to his friend, Stephen Johns, on January 8th, 2015
Joann Nolan donated a kidney to her father, Virgil, on January, 9th, 2015
Deanah Weigelt-Genuario donated a kidney to her aunt, Peggyann Street, on January 20th, 2015
Debbie Vitatoe donated a kidney to her son, Toby, on January 21st, 2015

Seventh anniversary:
Nadia Brown donated a kidney to her father, Timothy Brown, on January 22nd 2018

Fifth anniversary:
Ivana Berrera donated part of her liver to her mother, Edna, on January 14th, 2020
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Living Donation Forum / Living Organ Donor Anniversaries for December 2024! Seventy years! Wow!
« Last post by Clark on December 06, 2024, 03:43:14 PM »
https://livingdonorsonline.org/donor-experiences/donation-anniversaries/

  It was an honor to be able to represent the “modern” era of living donation at the fiftieth anniversary celebration of Ron Herrick’s donation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in December, 2004. I was able to thank Ron personally for going first and showing us all that it could be done. I was a year and half out of my donation surgery at the time.

  Note the patterns in these memorial messages, the rise of liver donations, the rise of unrelated donor-recipient pairs, the rise of paired and chain donations, and the drop off in participation of our website with the advent of social media. All are welcome to send us a message to be included if you wish to be. Best wishes all, and thank you for continuing to demonstrate amazing altruism!

Seventieth anniversary:
Ronald Herrick donated a kidney to his brother on December 23rd, 1954, the first successful solid organ transplant. Ron died at age 79 on December 27th, 2010. Ron was the first living organ donor, to his twin brother, Richard. Joseph Murray, the plastic surgeon who convinced them and their surgical teams that he had figured a way around the immune response, received the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Forty-first anniversary:
Jann K. Armantrout donated a kidney to sibling Mark J. Armantrout on December 12th, 1983

Thirty-ninth anniversary:
Robert A. Hancox donated a kidney to his sister on December 11th, 1985

Thirty-third anniversary:
Juanita DeVeaux donated a kidney to her daughter on December 4th, 1991

Thirtieth anniversary:
Natalie Cardoza donated a kidney to her sister on December 21st, 1994

Twenty-ninth anniversary:
Emmitt Lee Lewis donated a kidney to his little brother, Glen, on December 8th, 1995. Emmitt's daughter, Deborah Lewis-Grimes, says they were the first African-American living donor-recipient siblings in the US.
Sheila Leander donated a kidney to her husband, Brian, on December 27th, 1995

Twenty-eighth anniversary:
Gregory F. Welsh donated bone marrow to Maria Hall on December 6th, 1996

Twenty-fifth anniversary:
Heather Roberts donated a kidney to her father in December, 1999. He died in 2012, with kidney function still good.
Cheryl McCullough donated part of her liver to her husband on December 14th, 1999

Twenty-third anniversary:
Phillip Ondler donated a kidney to his sister on December 14th, 2001
Bob Jauch donated part on his liver to his daughter on December 20th, 2001
Janice O'Connell donated a kidney to friend on December 26th, 2001

Twenty-second anniversary:
Bill Shummel donated a kidney anonymously on December 17th, 2002

Twenty-first anniversary:
Micheline donated a kidney to a friend on December 5th, 2003
Kevin donated part of his liver to his father on December 8th, 2003
Barbara Sher Cohen donated a kidney to her brother on December 9th, 2003
Larry Miller donated a kidney to his daughter on December 16th, 2003
Melanie Wallace donated a kidney to a stranger on December 16th, 2003
Kathryn Jones donated part of her liver to a friend on December 18th, 2003.  Her friend died two months later.
Bev donated a kidney to a stranger on December 23, 2003
Elizabeth A. Miller donated a kidney to a friend on December 30th, 2003
Lisa Ornelas donated a kidney to her sister on December 30th, 2003

Twentieth anniversary:
Sarah Wright donated a kidney to her brother on December 1st, 2004
Becky Livingston donated a kidney to her cousin on December 12th, 2004

Nineteenth anniversary:
Mary Kirk donated a kidney to her brother-in-law on December 6th, 2005
Peggy Espinoza donated a kidney to her sister, Gloria, on December 6th, 2005
Charlotte Buckley donated a kidney to a friend's mother on December 7th, 2005
Jay Paustian donated a kidney to a friend on December 13th, 2005
Amanda Gedraitis donated a kidney anonymously on December 15th, 2005
Coleen Damon donated a kidney to her mother on December 27th, 2005
Doug Boston donated a kidney to an unrelated recipient on December 28th, 2005

Eighteenth anniversary:
Meghan McGrail donated a kidney to her uncle, Danny Cavicchi, on December 5th, 2006
Rick Hodgkins donated a kidney to his mother on December 7th, 2006
Brian Earnshaw donated a kidney to his uncle on December 12th, 2006
Wayne Ellenberger donated a kidney to a stranger on December 12th, 2006
Billie Ward donated part of her liver to an unrelated recipient on December 22nd, 2006
Mary Lou Hery donated a kidney to her daughter on December 22, 2006
Lisa donated a kidney to her daughter on December 27th, 2006

Seventeenth anniversary:
Louise in Canada donated a kidney to an anonymous unrelated recipient on December 3rd, 2007
Sylvia Toler donated a kidney to her husband, Steve, on December 4th, 2007
Connie Watts donated to her cousin on December 7th, 2007
Christine Robinson made a non-directed donation on December 11th, 2007
Brett Menzy donated a kidney to an unrelated recipient on December 18th, 2007
Eric Savage donated a kidney to his father on December 18th, 2007

Sixteenth anniversary:
Craig Tohill donated a kidney to his Aunt Sue on December 7th, 2008
Tom Moore donated a kidney to his brother on December 9th, 2008
Joshua donated a kidney to a stranger on December 10th, 2008
Philip R. Knisely donated a kidney to his co-worker, Jose Luis Vara, Jr., on December 30th, 2008

Fifteenth anniversary:
Rob Upham donated a kidney to Sandra Erice on December 7th, 2009
Pamela Hull donated a kidney in the 2009 Georgetown exchange (one of 13 donors) so her cousin could receive a kidney on December 8th, 2009
Bill Martinez donated a kidney to his cousin, Nicholas, on December 9th, 2009
Kimberly Jensen donated a kidney to an unrelated person, Bill Flitton, on December 9th, 2009
Matt Knowles donated a kidney to his wife on December 9th, 2009
Gina Mingrone became a non-directed donor in the New England Paired Kidney Exchange (NEPKE) on December 15th, 2009, initiating a chain of donors and recipients from Maine to New Jersey and back!
Kara Lucca donated a kidney as 1 of 13 donors in a nationwide chain on December 17th, 2009, while her husband was 1 of 13 recipients
Lori Wagner donated a kidney to her father on December 29th, 2009

Fourteenth anniversary:
Ellie started a non-directed kidney donor chain on December 16th, 2010

Thirteenth anniversary:
Jody Woodward made a non-directed kidney donation on December 8th, 2011
Curtis donated a kidney in a chain on December 12th, 2011
Stephanie Marie donated a kidney to Selina, an unrelated person, on December 13th, 2011
Jane donated a kidney to her brother Tom on December 14th, 2011
Lisa Goldberg donated a kidney to her father, Larry Berg, on December 15th, 2011
Kris Oien donated a kidney to Clifford, an unrelated person, on December 16th, 2011
TG Gordon donated a kidney to her brother on December 16th, 2011

Twelfth anniversary:
Harjit Dhahan Hallan donated a kidney on December 10th, 2012
Charlotte Fox donated a kidney to her 6 year old daughter on December 13th, 2012
Donna Aronne donated a kidney to her husband on December 13th, 2012
Renee Romero donated a kidney to her father, Wendell Douberly, on December 21st, 2012

Eleventh anniversary:
Melissa Vizenor made an unrelated kidney donation to Rachel on December 2nd, 2013
Michaela donated a kidney to a stranger, Kieron, now a best friend, on December 5th, 2013
Sarah Beecher donated a kidney to her son on December 5th. 2013
Lisa Tabor McCrea donated a kidney to Ellen Garner, found on matchingdonors.com, on December 13th, 2013
Joyce Anne donated a kidney to her older sister, Joanna, on December 16th, 2013
Kevin Slifka donated a kidney to his nephew on December 17th, 2013
Alex Wollangk donated a kidney to an unrelated person, Ron Schwalbach, on December 19th, 2013
Cynthia Hawkins Lindell was a non directed kidney donor on December 19th, 2013
Karen Whiteford donated a kidney to her brother, Thomas Mercier, on December 20th, 2013
David Taylor donated a kidney to his son, Dale, on December 23rd, 2013

Tenth anniversary:
Lynn Bolduc was a non directed kidney donor on December 8th, 2014
Laura R. Friedeberg donated a kidney to her mother, Ursula, on December 17th, 2014

Eighth anniversary:
Rebecca O'Marrah donated part of her liver to her friend, Kelly Drey, on December 7th, 2016

Sixth anniversary:
Andrea Armida Yochim donated a kidney to Yuri Miguel Carrarierro on December 19th, 2018
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Living Donation Forum / Living Organ Donor Anniversaries for November 2024
« Last post by Clark on November 07, 2024, 07:09:27 AM »
https://livingdonorsonline.org/donor-experiences/donation-anniversaries/

In November each year for more than 25 years now the United States officially recognizes we who give the gift of life as both living and deceased organ donors on the National Donor Sabbath. Not a specific day, as different folks hold different views on defining a sabbath. May you and yours remember the complex and heart felt emotions enveloping all touched by direct relationship to transplantation.

Worth noting are Mara, Susan, Father Pehler, Mike, and Lynne, all of whom gave their gifts to their siblings so very long ago. Our founder, Michael, did as well 33 years ago!


Fifty-first anniversary:
Mara McRae donated a kidney to her sister, Clair, on November 28th, 1973

Forty-eighth anniversary:
Susan Inoue donated a kidney to her brother, Stephen, on November 4th, 1976

Forty-first anniversary:
Fr. Gerry Pehler O.F.M.Cap. donated a kidney to his brother Nov. 15th, 1983. Both were present at the 2010 Transplant Games in Wisconsin, where the recipient competed as an athlete for Team Wisconsin, with wife and daughter cheering him on.

Thirty-ninth anniversary:
Mike Hogan donated a kidney to his brother, Kevin, on November 8th, 1985

Thirty-fifth anniversary:
Lynne donated a kidney to her stepsister, Michelle, on November 20th, 1989
Teresa A. Smith donated part of her liver to her 21-month-old daughter, Alyssa on November 25th, 1989.  She is the first living liver donor in the US.

Thirty-third anniversary:
Michael Murphy, founder of LDO!, donated a kidney to his sister on November 20th, 1991

Thirty-first anniversary:
Carlos G. Ramirez donated a kidney to his beautiful mother, Luisa Maria Ramirez, on November 30th, 1993. She passed away on July 18th, 2008.

Thirtieth anniversary:
Mary Sue Owen donated a kidney to her daughter, Rachel Miller, on November 23rd, 1994

Twenty-seventh anniversary:
Johanna Young donated a kidney to her father, Niels Johnson, on November 13th, 1997

Twenty-fifth anniversary:
John C. Fama donated a kidney to his brother-in-law in November, 1999
Jamie Smith donated a kidney to her father, Raymond Marsh, on November 15th, 1999, his second transplant. Though he died 4 years later, at age 48, Jamie "would do it again in a heartbeat.”

Twenty-fourth anniversary:
Patricia Roche donated a kidney to her father on November 1st, 2000
Daniel donated a kidney to his wife on November 8th, 2000

Twenty-third anniversary:
Kristin Mulhall donated a kidney to her father on November 13th, 2001
Jean Carolyn Belk donated a kidney to her husband on November 19th, 2001
Shaun R. Diamond donated a kidney to his son, Kelly, on November 28th, 2001

Twenty-second anniversary:
Caroline Hutchison Farrell donated a kidney to her sister,  Kathryn C Hutchison, on November 15th, 2002
Vic donated a kidney to his stepdaughter on November 22nd, 2002
Ruthellen Frey donated a kidney to her sister on November 26th, 2002

Twenty-first anniversary:
Kathleen donated a kidney to a friend on November 19th, 2003
Aimee donated a kidney to a friend on November 21st, 2003
Julie Anna Gowan donated part of her liver to her daughter on November 25th, 2003
Janet donated a kidney to her adopted brother on November 26th, 2003

Twentieth anniversary:
Doreen Valero donated a kidney to her brother on November 11th, 2004
Rhonda Smith donated a kidney to an unrelated person on November 16th, 2004
Eileen Rooney donated a kidney to a stranger on November 17th, 2004
Pam Benson donated a kidney to her friend, Anna Nichols, on November 18th, 2004
Michael Sullivan donated a kidney to his mother on November 22nd, 2004
Lin Painter donated a kidney to her sister, Maureen Fry, on November 23rd 2004
Terry Manley donated a kidney to her husband on November 24th, 2004
Jodi McKinley donated a kidney to Gerrit Heijnen on November 30th, 2004

Nineteenth anniversary:
Wende Shurin donated a kidney to her father, Frank Bianco, on November 10th, 2005
Brad McCooey donated a kidney to his brother on November 16th, 2005
Karen Kuzsel donated a kidney to her daughter on November 16th, 2005
Trysha Galloway donated 60% of her liver to her father on November 16th, 2005
Nancy Conley donated part of her liver to a stranger on November 16th, 2005

Eighteenth anniversary:
Amanda West donated a kidney to her father on November 23rd, 2006
Kimberly Weathers donated her left kidney to her nephew, Jeffery Weathers, on November 26th, 2006
Maria Hannah Azul donated a kidney to her best friend, Marimel Lamsin, on November 3rd, 2006
Pam Garrett donated a kidney to Mason Steinmark on November 9th, 2006
Eddie Sloan donated a kidney to an unrelated person on November 14th, 2006
Elizabeth Morgan donated a kidney to her father on November 21th, 2006

Seventeenth anniversary:
Lori McDaniel donated a kidney to her mother on November 1st, 2007
Allison Slater donated a kidney to her mother, Sharon, on November 5th, 2007
Tracy Deitz donated a kidney to a friend on November 6th, 2007
Mike Terry donated a kidney to a friend on November 11th, 2007
Sherri Bauman donated a kidney to her brother on November 12th, 2007
Dawn Porreca Antaya donated part of her liver to her brother, Anthony Porreca, on November 19th, 2007
Justine Graham donated a kidney to her stepfather, Kevin Fazakarley, on November 20th, 2007
Tom donated a kidney on November 27th, 2007

Sixteenth anniversary:
Desiree Germick donated part of her liver to her mother, Judith, on November 5th, 2008
Stephanie Woolfolk donated a kidney to her aunt on November 13th, 2008
William Freeman made a non-directed kidney donation on November 24th, 2008

Fifteenth anniversary:
Angela Gibson became a non-directed kidney donor on November 9th, 2009
Fr. Mark Seitz donated a kidney to a parishioner on November 10th, 2009

Fourteenth anniversary:
Kamillah donated a kidney to her mother on November 1st, 2010
Liz LaPoint donated a kidney to a friend of a friend, Ken Thomas, on November 9th, 2010
Nicole Haggiag donated a kidney to an unrelated person on November 18th, 2010

Thirteenth anniversary:
Sangita Nandan donated a kidney to her sister, Malti Chandra, on November 1st, 2011
Millie Griffey-Bryson donated a kidney to her niece on November 3rd, 2011
Jill Fetzer donated a kidney to her cousin, Laura Blanchard, on November 4th, 2011
Erin Fili donated a kidney to her step father, Gabriel Yuil, on November 8th, 2011
Larry Snyder donated a kidney to his Dad on November 11th, 2011
Casey A. Carlson donated a kidney to his sister, Kristy, on November 16th, 2011
Jim Russell donated a kidney to his uncle on November 16th, 2011
Amanda donated a kidney to her aunt on November 18th, 2011

Twelfth anniversary:
Dena Lawson donated a kidney to Bob Rodgers, an unrelated person, on November 9th, 2012
Roger donated a kidney to a stranger through paired exchange on behalf of his wife, Liz, on November 13th, 2012
Jamie Wynn donated a kidney to her Dad, James "Rocky" Peterson, on November 15th, 2012
Paige Ovick donated a kidney to her son, Damien Klemz, on November 24th, 2012

Eleventh anniversary:
Jackie Murray Taylor donated a kidney to her sister in law on November 6th, 2013
Lillian Poli donated a kidney to an unrelated person on November 13th, 2013
Valerie Brown donated a kidney to Christine Curti, unrelated, on November 13th, 2013
Nosheen Athar Abro donated part of her liver to her friend, Muhammad Naveed Anwar, on November 18th, 2013
Maria Gonzalez donated a kidney to her nephew, Daniel Foster, on November 19th, 2013
Jesse Holzhauer donated a kidney to his 2nd cousin, Danny Lancelot, on November 25th, 2013

Tenth anniversary:
Peggy donated her left kidney to her husband Ryan on November 17th, 2014

Ninth anniversary:
Elizabeth Meyer donated a kidney to Mary Raines via Matching Donors on November 4th, 2015
Josette Garcia donated a kidney to her spouse, Theresa Madrid, on November 12 2015

First anniversary:
Jeannie Cordaro donated a kidney to a family friend, Trey Powell, on November 12th, 2020
Cara Bernard donated a kidney to a person she hadn't met as of March 2024 on November 7th, 2023
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Living Donation in the News / Mayo Clinic performs its first paired living liver donation
« Last post by Clark on October 29, 2024, 04:22:48 PM »
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-performs-its-first-paired-living-liver-donation/

Mayo Clinic performs its first paired living liver donation
Heather Carlson Kehren

Surgeons recently performed Mayo Clinic's first paired living liver donation, a significant first step in helping more people with liver failure get a lifesaving transplant.

"Liver transplantation is the only treatment option for most people with end-stage liver disease. But sadly, there are not enough donated livers available for everyone who needs one. That is why living liver donation is so important," says Timucin Taner, M.D., Ph.D., division chair of Transplant Surgery at Mayo Clinic who led the team that completed the clinic's first paired liver donation.

People can donate up to 70% of their liver because the liver has the unique ability to regenerate itself within a month. While paired living donation is commonly used for kidney transplants, it is relatively rare for liver transplants. Sometimes a potential donor who wants to give to a family member or friend isn't the best match for that recipient. In those situations, paired donation is considered. Donors and recipients are matched with other donors and recipients, creating a so-called "liver chain." In the case of Mayo Clinic's first paired liver donation, altruistic donor Michael Broeker, M.D., agreed to give a portion of his liver to a stranger, helping to kick-start the swap. He had previously donated a kidney and wanted to do more.
"I knew I wanted to be a living liver donor to help someone else. I was excited to have the opportunity to be a part of Mayo Clinic's first paired liver donation," says Dr. Broeker, of Eagan, Minnesota.
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Living Donation Forum / Re: Conflicted Donor
« Last post by Michael on October 25, 2024, 10:42:14 AM »
We don't get many visitors to the message board these days. Most conversations have moved to social media like Facebook. My suggestion is that you post your message in one of the living donor groups such as Living Donors Online and Living Kidney Donors Support Group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/628615503870540/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2246296390
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Living Donation Forum / Re: Conflicted Donor
« Last post by Karol on October 23, 2024, 01:55:27 AM »
Wow! That’s quite a dilemma. I didn’t have a good relationship with my parent and it would’ve been a very tough decision if I had to make that one. In my case, it was my daughter who needed a kidney transplant. I was not qualified to be a donor. Luckily some very kind strangers stepped up to help her. Maybe you could talk to a therapist or someone you trust. I’m not sure why you got tested in the first place, it’s very caring of you but definitely creates a stressful situation for you. Hopefully you get some good responses here. Best of luck.
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