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Living Donation Forum / Anniversaries memorialized on our Living Donors Online calendar for July 2024!

« Last post by Clark on June 30, 2024, 04:50:15 PM »

Anniversaries memorialized on our Living Donors Online calendar for July 2024!

Ranging from Barbara more than fifty years ago, to Tom, another of the Fabulous Falseys, to the tragic loss of Patti twenty years ago, this month we have so many to remember, as we do every month. Where are you now? What is your experience 10, 20, 50 years on? We all would appreciate knowing more.

Find all these and more at https://livingdonorsonline.org/donor-experiences/donation-anniversaries/. Add yours if you wish!

Please post anniversary messages to all on our LDO message board or our LDO Facebook group page. Thank you!

Best wishes all!

Fifty-first anniversary:
Barbara Outz Johnson donated a kidney to her brother on July 5th, 1973

Forty-seventh anniversary:
Kathleen Mahoney donated a kidney to her brother when she was 20 and he was 14, on July 11th, 1977

Thirty-fourth anniversary:
Joan Schurman donated a kidney to her son on July 8th, 1990

Twenty-ninth anniversary:
Mare Medernach donated a kidney to her brother, Mark, on July 19th, 1995

Twenty-eighth anniversary:
David Scott donated a kidney to his sister, Gail Haisley, on July 10th, 1996

Twenty-fourth anniversary:
Laura Hawes donated part of her liver to her mother on July 25th, 2000

Twenty-third anniversary:
Jenny Lee donated a kidney to her daughter on July 9th, 2001
Lisa Steele donated a kidney to an unrelated recipient on July 12th, 2001
Stephanie Ritchon donated a kidney to her sister on July 16th, 2001

Twenty-second anniversary:
Jess Coleman donated part of his liver to his wife on July 3rd, 2002
Gerda A. Coakley donated a kidney to her brother on July 10th, 2002
Margaret donated part of her liver to her mother on July 12th, 2002
Michaela Robertson donated a kidney to her father, Calder Robertson, on July 16th, 2002
Ted Whitehead donated part of his liver to his brother on July 19th, 2002
Julie Michaels donated a kidney to a friend on July 24th, 2002
Tim Hurley donated a kidney to his son on July 24th, 2002

Twenty-first anniversary:
Steven Seidner donated a kidney to his father on July 8th, 2003
Tom Falsey donated a kidney to a stranger on July 15th, 2003
Patricia donated a kidney to a stranger on July 22nd, 2003
Zell Kravinsky donated a kidney to a stranger on July 22nd, 2003
Donna Vogelgesang donated a kidney to her father on July 30th, 2003
Karen Kennedy donated a kidney to her mother on July 30th, 2003
Linda Marshall donated a kidney to her mom on July 30th, 2003

Twentieth anniversary:
Gary W. donated a kidney to his father on July 7th, 2004
Lisa Quinn donated a kidney to her mother-in-law on July 7th, 2004
Susan Kuhn donated a kidney to her husband on July 9th, 2004
Kimberly Moity donated a kidney to her husband on July 13th, 2004
Mike donated a kidney to his uncle on July 20th, 2004
Barbara Romine donated a kidney to her daughter on July 28th, 2004
Sherry donated a kidney to her husband on July 28th, 2004
Patti McRoberts, a living kidney donor to her husband on July 31st, 2000, never woke up, and died on July 29th, 2004

Seventeenth anniversary:
Irismer donated a kidney to her cousin on July 2nd, 2007
Kevin Vericker donated a kidney to his brother on July 5th, 2007
Ellen Sweeney donated part of her liver to her sister, Susan, on July 12th, 2007
Tristan Smith donated a kidney to his 11 year old cousin on July 12th, 2007
Tanya Moder donated a kidney to a stranger on July 17th, 2007
Charissa Cook donated a kidney to her father, Joseph DiBeneditto, on July 18th, 2007
Matt Jones donated a kidney to an unrelated person on July 18th, 2007
Laurie Fosburg Carlo donated a kidney to her sister-in-law on July 20th, 2007
Joyce Hennes donated a kidney to a friend on July 24th, 2007

Sixteenth anniversary:
Marilyn (Moe) Shea donated a part of her liver to her employer on July 1st, 2008
Breann Dobben donated a kidney to her boyfriend on July 7th, 2008
Jonas Read donated a kidney to his childhood friend, Austin Pierce, on July 31st, 2008

Fifteenth anniversary:
Anne Caldwell donated a kidney to a friend from church on July 7th, 2009
Jody Clement donated a kidney to her best friend, Faye, on July 8th, 2009
Macey Leigh donated a kidney to her cousin, Marc, on July 10th, 2009
Cathy Hopkins donated a kidney to her uncle on July 16th, 2009
Jordan Brough donated a kidney to a stranger (and then friend) on July 16th, 2009
Laurie Stuart donated a kidney to her ex-husband, Paul, on July 22nd, 2009

Fourteenth anniversary:
Nicki Hayes became a non-directed kidney donor on July 13th, 2010
Rasula Rashid donated a kidney to her daughter, Firoza, on July 13th, 2010
Tom O'Driscoll donated a kidney to Carolyn Branson, suggested by Chaya Lipschutz, on July 23rd, 2010
Nina Brown donated 60% of her liver to her sister-in-law's best friend, Lynn Deal, on July 15th, 2010
Dawn made a non-directed kidney donation on July 26th, 2010
Betty (Bryant) Shelton made a non-directed kidney donation on July 27th, 2010
Sara Guzman donated a kidney to her husband, Julian, on July 27th, 2010, after he received a liver transplant. He died on November 1st, 2010 due to other complications.
Jeanne Blackburn donated a kidney to an unidentified unrelated person on July 28th, 2010

Thirteenth anniversary:
Jeremy Hunsicker donated a kidney to his sister, Naomi Schlaner, on July 7th, 2011
Rebecca Kelley donated a kidney to her ex-husband, Frank, on July 7th, 2011
David Frazier donated a kidney to his co-worker, Kristen Adams, on July 12th, 2011
Donna Reed Foster donated a kidney to Kerry Anthony Conrad, no relation, on July 13th, 2011
Patrick Liam O'Connor donated a kidney to his uncle, Francis Nolan, on July 14th, 2011
Julie donated a kidney to her adopted sister on July 15th, 2011
Leticia Rodriguez donated a kidney to her friend, Elizabeth Lopez, on July 20th, 2011
John Milligan donated a kidney to his wife, Jane, on July 22nd, 2011

Twelfth anniversary:
Robin donated a kidney to Toby, her son, on July 5th, 2012
Shelli Hudson-Altringer donated a kidney to her brother, Jim Hudson, on July 17th, 2012
Annie Wright donated a kidney to a co-worker as part of a chain on July 19th, 2012

Eleventh anniversary:
Peggy Williams donated a kidney to an unrelated person on July 3rd, 2013
Maurice Bryant donated a kidney to his father, Alvin, on July 9th, 2013
Nancy B Ross donated a kidney on July 10th, 2013
Jessica Kuhn donated a kidney on July 30th, 2013
Sharon Topai donated a kidney to a dear friend on July 31st, 2013

Tenth anniversary:
Shipra Singh donated a kidney to his mother, Santosh Singh, on July 7th, 2014
Lynn Bakiares donated a kidney to her husband, Jeffrey, on July 9th, 2014
Randy Browder donated a kidney to his friend, Ronnie Scott, on July 10th, 2014
Ashley Hoyng donated a kidney to an unrelated person on July 22nd, 2014
Yanira Santos donated a kidney to her mother, Carmen Urena, on July 22nd, 2014
Susan Clark donated a kidney to an unrelated person, Yennifer Guitterez, on July 24th, 2014

Living Donation Forum / Living Donor Anniversaries on our calendar in June 2024

« Last post by Clark on June 02, 2024, 10:01:11 PM »

https://livingdonorsonline.org/donor-experiences/donation-anniversaries/

Living Donor Anniversaries on our calendar in June 2024. Add yours!

In June I remember one of our most prolific posters, Gabriela Lacabe. She had received a kidney from her mother, Elba, as a child, and joined LDO while on dialysis and seeking a living donor. Katy responded, and Gabriela lived free of dialysis again another seven years. This is what all of us setting foot on this path hope for, that our gifts will help our recipients live more freely, more happily, better in many, many ways.

Some of the folks we remember this month include those who’ve shared that not all has gone as hoped for themselves or for their recipients. This is what all of us on this path fear, and hope will not be ours to deal with, either our own ongoing complications, or graft failure or our recipient experiencing complications.

Best wishes, all! May your celebrations of the solstice be long and merry!

Forty-fifth anniversary:
Elba Ardenghi de Lacabe donated a kidney to her daughter, Gabriela, on June 26th, 1979. Gabriela survived until May 21st, 2014 with another kidney, dying from a condition unrelated to her transplants

Forty-third anniversary:
Theresa Wallace donated a kidney to her sister, Kathy Voelker, on June 10th 1981

Fortieth anniversary:
Kathleen Saucier donated a kidney to her father on June 19th, 1984

Thirty-seventh anniversary:
Debbie Sanden donated a kidney to her hubby, Bill, on June 4th, 1987

Thirty-sixth anniversary:
Valentine donated a kidney to her then 14 year old daughter on June 17th, 1988. Her daughter passed away in 2009

Thirty-fifth anniversary:
Vanessa Opokuyamoah-Freeman donated a kidney to her brother in June, 1989

Thirty-fourth anniversary:
Margy Conley donated a kidney to her brother on June 19th, 1990

Twenty-eighth anniversary:
Tonya Massey donated a kidney to her brother in June, 1996
Cheryl Carroll donated a kidney to her sister on June 10th, 1996

Twenty-seventh anniversary:
Shelly Dowdle donated a kidney to her son on June 17th, 1997
Ann Taylor donated a kidney to her brother on June 27th, 1997

Twenty-fifth anniversary:
Adam Backstrom donated a kidney to a friend on June 2nd, 1999

Twenty-fourth anniversary:
Bobbiann donated a kidney to her father (since deceased) in June, 2000
Justin Rhodes donated a kidney to his brother on June 5th, 2000
Maureen Boncey donated a kidney to her husband, Paul, on June 5th, 2000
Handi Skorich donated part of his liver to a friend on June 9th, 2000

Twenty-third anniversary:
Karl Poythress donated a kidney to a cousin on June 1st, 2001
Chris Garrison donated a kidney to his brother on June 14th, 2001
Stacey M Gachi donated a kidney to her spouse, Nicholas T Gachi, on June 28th, 2001

Twenty-second anniversary:
Charity donated a kidney to a friend on June 3rd, 2002
Laura Odom donated part of her liver to her sister-in-law on June 19th, 2002
Laurie Bonner donated a kidney to her cousin, Melissa (Missy) Siemer, on June 28th, 2002

Twenty-first anniversary:
Raymond Fuhrman donated a kidney to his second cousin on June 13th, 2003
Susan Riemenschneider Bentjen donated a kidney to her brother, Bob, on June 25th, 2003

Twentieth anniversary:
Julie Newland donated a kidney to her daughter on June 7th, 2004
Jenny Oad donated a kidney to Mike Fogelman via LDO! on June 11th, 2004
Gwen donated a kidney to her father on June 15th, 2004
Madalene (Midge) Guererri donated part of her liver to her brother-in-law (now deceased) on June 15th, 2004
Jennifer Currao donated a kidney to a friend on June 16th, 2004
Angi Voris donated a kidney to her brother-in-law on June 24th, 2004
Jackie Mckee donated a kidney to her mother on June 29th, 2004

Nineteenth anniversary:
Diana Morrow donated a kidney to her mother, Barbara Robison, on June 1st, 2005
Marjorie Vukelich donated a kidney to her brother on June 2nd, 2005
Kim Council donated part of her liver to her sister on June 13th, 2005

Eighteenth anniversary:
Victoria Dadi donated a kidney to her mother on June 1st, 2006
Sue Entner donated a kidney to her husband on June 5th, 2006
Barbara Douglass donated a kidney to her sister on June 6th, 2006
Tiffany Cutts donated part of her liver to her mother on June 19th, 2006
Joe Eng donated a kidney to his sister on June 27th, 2006
Karen Endsley donated a kidney to her brother on June 29th, 2006

Seventeenth anniversary:
Laleise Curtiss donated a kidney to her sister, Kim, on June 1st, 2007
Dana Swajanen donated a kidney to her Dad on June 5th, 2007
Katy Gagnon donated a kidney to Gabriela, who she met on LDO, on June 5th, 2007. Gabriela survived until May 21st, 2014, dying from a condition unrelated to her transplants
Lydia Carollo donated a kidney anonymously on June 6th, 2007
Marlin McDaniel donated a kidney to his son on June 6th, 2007
Philip James donated his left kidney to a good friend on June 6th, 2007
Robert Rice donated a kidney to a stranger on June 20th, 2007
Stephanie McGoldrick donated a kidney to her father on June 27th, 2007
Janine McLendon donated a kidney to her friend Chris on June 29th, 2007

Sixteenth anniversary:
Brad Erhardt donated a kidney to Jeff Carlson, an unrelated coworker, on June 6th, 2008
Rebecca Bertha donated a kidney to her brother, Greg, on June 10th, 2008
Moish Drelich donated a kidney to his brother, Max, on June 13th, 2008
Denise Pettenger donated "Sidney", one of her kidneys, to her brother, Mark, on June 17th, 2008
Gillian Turner donated a kidney to her husband, Ian, on June 24th, 2008
Beth Johnson donated a kidney to her father on June 26th, 2008
Noby Takaki donated a kidney to her father on June 26th, 2008

Fifteenth anniversary:
Cathy Duke donated a kidney to her brother-in-law, David, on June 4th, 2009
Laura McEvoy donated a kidney to her sister-in-law, Beth Foster, on June 5th, 2009
Mary Villanueva donated a kidney to her brother, Saldemar, on June 10th, 2009
Bill Clarke donated a kidney to his father, Bill Clarke (yes there were confusions in the hospital!), June 23rd, 2009
Liz donated a kidney to her best friend, Jan, on June 24th, 2009
Ellen Billman donated a kidney to Tony, a co-worker turned friend, on June 25th, 2009

Fourteenth anniversary:
Jim Coletti donated a kidney to a friend on June 7th, 2010. Despite early setbacks, both he and his recipient are well
Peggy Zufall donated her left kidney to a co-worker's son on June 8th, 2010
Judy Rottinghaus became a non-directed kidney donor on June 15th, 2010
Kali donated her left kidney to her husband on June 22nd, 2010
Elaine Damo donated a kidney to her cousin, Patricia, on June 29th, 2010
Joey Whisenhunt donated a kidney to his wife on June 30th, 2010

Thirteenth anniversary:
Lesley Elder donated a kidney to her ex on June 1st, 2011
Marcus Brooks donated a kidney to his Momma, Marie Johns, in June 2011, despite having to get all the preliminary testing and schedule the surgery in secret, against her wishes
Angela donated part of her liver to her mother-in-law, Aura Puello, on June 2nd, 2011
Jocelyn Sherman donated her left kidney to Dana Stibolt, a recipient she found here on LDO, on June 6th, 2011
Lauren Herschel became a non-directed kidney donor on June 7th, 2011
Lisa Fulcher donated a kidney to her best friend's father, Chuck, on June 9th, 2011
Angelica donated her right kidney to her husband on June 10th, 2011
Erika Garcia donated a kidney to a fellow church-goer on June 13th, 2011
Jenn Hames donated a kidney at Johns Hopkins on June 20th, 2011, in exchange for one her husband received in April 2011
Peter Robinson donated a kidney to his sister, Christina Brooker, on June 28th, 2011

Twelfth anniversary:
Judy Willson donated a kidney to her cousin-in-law, Gary Pate, on June 5th, 2012
Elizabeth Sims donated a kidney to her friend, Fernando Diaz, on June 12th, 2012
Ryan Schaffer donated a kidney to his big brother, Jason Lundell, on June 18th, 2012
Vickie Carmody donated a kidney to her husband, Christopher, on June 19th, 2012
Liz Dailey donated a kidney to her brother, Joe Broin, on June 21st, 2012. "It has been an experience that I will never forget. To be able to give someone that you love a second chance at living a healthy, happy life is an amazing feeling.”
Vicki Whitelaw donated a kidney to her friend, Sarah Key, on June 27th, 2012
Donna Aceto donated a kidney to Erin, her friend, on June 29th, 2012

Eleventh anniversary:
Brad Witt donated a kidney to his brother on June 3rd, 2013
Dave donated a kidney to his Dad on June 20th, 2013
Kerry Frick donated a kidney to her Dad, Ron Andracsek, on June 20th, 2013
Angie A. donated a kidney to her brother, Bill, on June 26th, 2013. Despite his dying 6 months later, she would do it again to give him the five good months he had.
Colleen Glenney donated a kidney as the non-directed leader of a three donor-recipient pairing on June 27th, 2013

Tenth anniversary:
Kristina Wadsworth donated a kidney to Katrina Fullmer on June 3rd, 2014
Cleton Sarmiento donated a kidney to his sister, Angelica Bergado, on June 9th, 2014

Eighth anniversary:
Beth Simpson donated a kidney to her father, Ronald, on June 1st, 2016

Seventh anniversary:
Amanda Hall donated a kidney to her father, Lonnie Brown, on June 26th, 2017

Second anniversary:
Michele Valdez became a non-directed kidney donor on June 7th, 2022. She hasn't yet learned anything about her recipient. "It was one of the best decisions." She's now being tested as a liver donor.
Lauren Miller donated a kidney to benefit Karol Frank’s sister Bonnie on June 22nd, 2022

Living Donation in the News / CMS Proposed Mandatory Rule: Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model (IOTA)

« Last post by Clark on June 02, 2024, 08:54:40 PM »

Medicare Program; Alternative Payment Model Updates and the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model

A Proposed Rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on 05/17/2024

This document has a comment period that ends in 44 days. (07/16/2024)

SUMMARY:
This proposed rule describes a new mandatory Medicare payment model, the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model (IOTA Model), that would test whether performance-based incentive payments paid to or owed by participating kidney transplant hospitals increase access to kidney transplants for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) while preserving or enhancing the quality of care and reducing Medicare expenditures. This proposed rule also includes standard provisions that would apply to Innovation Center models whose first performance period begins on or after January 1, 2025, and also would apply, in whole or part, to any Innovation Center model whose first performance period begins prior to January 1, 2025 should such model's governing documentation incorporate the provisions by reference in whole or in part. The proposed standard provisions relate to beneficiary protections; cooperation in model evaluation and monitoring; audits and records retention; rights in data and intellectual property; monitoring and compliance; remedial action; model termination by CMS; limitations on review; miscellaneous provisions on bankruptcy and other notifications; and the reconsideration review process.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/17/2024-09989/medicare-program-alternative-payment-model-updates-and-the-increasing-organ-transplant-access-iota

CMS: IOTA
https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/innovation-models/iota

CMS: Overview Fact Sheet (PDF)
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/iota-model-fs.pdf

Living Donation in the News / South Carolina Adopts Insurance Rules Protecting Living Organ Donors

« Last post by Clark on June 02, 2024, 08:43:27 PM »

https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2024/05/28/south-carolina-adopts-insurance-rules-protecting-living-organ-donors/

South Carolina Adopts Insurance Rules Protecting Living Organ Donors
By Allison Bell

What You Need to Know
The new law blocks life, disability and long-term care insurers from making decisions based solely on organ donor status.
Similar bills introduced in Congress have strong bipartisan support.
The measures do let insurers consider actuarial risk when they are evaluating living donors.

South Carolina has become the 34th state to set rules life insurers must follow when taking applications for coverage from living organ donors.
Gov. Henry McMaster signed H. 2355, the bill creating the state’s new Living Donor Protection Act, May 13.

The act blocks insurers from making decisions about life insurance, disability insurance or long-term care insurance based ”based solely and without any additional actuarial risks upon the status of such person as a living organ donor.”
The act affects product premiums and terms as well as insurers’ decisions about whether to offer applicants coverage.

South Carolina has become the 34th state to adopt a living organ donor bill, and Congress is considering two similar bills, S. 1384 and H.R. 2923.

What it means: Measures like H. 2355 could make it a little easier for clients who need organ transplants to find donors, and they could make life easier for clients who want to be the donors.

The background: Living donors are people who donate their kidneys, lungs, parts of their livers, parts of their pancreas or parts of their intestines while they are still alive.
The United States has 108,000 people on organ transplant waiting lists, and 17 of those people die every day, according to data cited by members of the National Council of Insurance Legislators in a resolution supporting federal living donor protection legislation.

U.S. surgeons performed 46,630 organ transplants in 2023, and 6,958 of the 23,294 donors who provided the organs were living donors, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing, a transplant support services organization.

Living Donation in the News / Video: Slayman's death unrelated to xenotransplantation

« Last post by Clark on May 15, 2024, 06:23:52 PM »

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/health/pig-kidney-transplant-not-linked-to-mans-death-doctors-say/vi-BB1mnWBV?t=10&ocid=socialshare

Living Donation in the News / Re: Audio: The ethics of organ transplants and encouraging more live donors

« Last post by Clark on May 15, 2024, 06:21:32 PM »

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/1st-person-to-receive-a-pig-kidney-transplant-has-died/ar-BB1mjPtN

1st person to receive a pig kidney transplant has died
Story by Emily Cooke

The first person to receive a pig kidney transplant has died just two months after he underwent the groundbreaking procedure.

Rick Slayman, a 62-year-old from Weymouth, Massachusetts, had a genetically modified pig kidney placed in his body as part of a four-hour, pioneering surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital on March 16.

Slayman had end-stage kidney disease and had previously received a human kidney transplant, which showed signs of failure after a few years. His doctors proposed the experimental pig kidney transplant as Slayman was restarting dialysis and experiencing severe complications.

The doctors hoped that the pig kidney could last years, CNN reported, but, as such a transplant hasn't been done before, there was uncertainty about how well it would take. Slayman died just weeks after his surgery, but his medical team says there's no evidence the transplant was related to Slayman's death.

"The Mass General transplant team is deeply saddened at the sudden passing of Mr. Rick Slayman," the hospital shared in a statement on Saturday (May 11). "We have no indication that it was the result of his recent transplant." The statement did not detail Slayman's cause of death.

Living Donation Forum / Living Organ Donor Anniversaries for May 2024

« Last post by Clark on May 03, 2024, 12:21:38 PM »

Living Organ Donor Anniversaries for May 2024

It’s May! We have donors to celebrate with from as far back as 31 years ago this month. This month is 21 years for me and my recipient! We hope this finds all well and happy.

Our complete calendar is at https://livingdonorsonline.org/donor-experiences/donation-anniversaries/. You can add your anniversary, whether of joy or of sorrow, by following the instructions on that page. Questions? Send an email to contact.livingdonorsonline@gmail.com.

Note, this is an opt in celebration and sympathy calendar, and those who’ve chosen to be so remembered can also opt out at any time. We’ve been compiling and sharing our calendar for nearly twenty years, and LDO itself for even longer. You’re welcome, whether you wish to memorialize an anniversary or not.

Thirty-first anniversary:
Kay donated a kidney to her sister Penny on May 27th, 1993

Twenty-eighth anniversary:
Katy Moyer donated a kidney to her mother, Kris McCallum, on May 8th, 1996
Laura Robinson donated a kidney to her father on May 9th, 1996

Twenty-fifth anniversary:
Monique Martin donated a kidney to her niece on May 7th, 1999

Twenty-third anniversary:
Pauline Snyder donated part of her liver to her sister on May 2nd, 2001
Bryan Urmetz donated a kidney to his brother on May 5th, 2001

Twenty-second anniversary:
Paul J. Fuller donated part of his liver to his father on May 7th, 2002
Terri Craft donated a kidney to her stepfather on May 14th, 2002
Lisa Georges donated a kidney to her spouse on May 24th, 2002

Twenty-first anniversary:
Debi Ashley-Shaw donated a kidney to a friend on May 1st, 2003
Betty Minton donated a kidney to her mother on May 7th, 2003
John Hodges donated his left kidney to Margo Zelermyer on May 8th, 2003
Tina Hayman donated a kidney to her father on May 12th, 2003
Gigi Snyder donated a kidney to her son, Michael, on May 14th, 2003
Kris Wymenga donated a kidney to an unrelated recipient on May 16th, 2003
Debby Rappe donated a kidney to her sister on May 21st, 2003
Dawn Chandler donated a kidney to her brother on May 28th, 2003

Twentieth anniversary:
D. Patrick Dewey donated a kidney to his brother on May 4th, 2004
Pete Ramirez donated a kidney to his fiance, Connie Martinez, on May 4th, 2004

Nineteenth anniversary:
Helen Smunt donated a kidney to her daughter on May 2nd, 2005
Rob Halverson donated a kidney to a stranger on May 9th, 2005
Daniel Griffiths donated a kidney to an unrelated recipient on May 17th, 2005
Melissa Semione donated a kidney to a stranger on May 17th, 2005

Eighteenth anniversary:
Chris McDonough donated a kidney on May 4th, 2006, to a man he didn't meet until after being tested for compatibility
Christine Shedrick donated part of her liver to her sister-in-law on May 4th, 2006
Nancy Shotland donated a kidney to an unrelated person on May 4th, 2006
Julie Sutton donated a kidney to her brother on May 5th, 2006
Barbara donated a kidney to her daughter on May 11th, 2006
Brenda Joy Hubbard Oates donated a kidney to her brother, David M. Hubbard, on May 11th, 2006
Elise Romero donated a kidney to her dad on May 17th, 2006
John P. McGuinness donated a kidney to a stranger, Helen Taranto, which started a three way transfer, on May 31st, 2006

Seventeenth anniversary:
Timothy Cullen donated part of his liver to his brother on May 1st, 2007
Vicki Stronge donated a kidney to her father on May 2nd, 2007
Melanie Hall donated a kidney to her daughter on May 3rd, 2007
Joe Steward donated a kidney to a friend on May 16th, 2007

Sixteenth anniversary:
Billy donated a kidney to his mother, Anne, on May 6th, 2008
Amanda Smith donated a kidney to her aunt, Sherry Figgins, on May 9th, 2008
Jennifer Fenimore donated a kidney to her Mom on May 13th, 2008
Phillip Berry donated a kidney to a friend on May 15th, 2008
William Ransom donated a kidney to his father-in-law, Ernie Beabes, on May 15th, 2008
Steve Estlund donated a kidney to his Uncle Paul on May 21st, 2008

Fifteenth anniversary:
Laura Ranzenberger donated part of her liver to her sister, Carolyn Eversole, on May 4th, 2009
Kelly Wawrzyniakowski donated a kidney to her friend's daughter, 3 year old Mira, on May 13th, 2009

Fourteenth anniversary:
Melissa Temple donated a kidney to her aunt, Pam Libby, on May 4th, 2010
Debbie Heimlich Heffley donated a kidney to her mom on May 21st, 2010

Thirteenth anniversary:
Ann E. Parker donated a kidney to a friend, James Blank, on May 10th, 2011
Sarah donated her left kidney to younger sister, Kaylah, on May 10th, 2011
Sara George donated a kidney to her sister, Molly, on May 12th, 2011
Amy Bove donated a kidney to her little brother, Nathan Wilcox, on May 24th, 2011
Josh Perkins made a non-directed kidney donation on May 24th, 2011

Twelfth anniversary:
Ray Nelson donated a kidney to his nephew, Zakry Miller, on May 7th, 2012
Alexandra Redenius donated a kidney to Steve Ferkau, an unrelated person, on May 8th, 2012
Peggy Fischer donated a kidney to her daughter, Breanna, on May 8th, 2012
Liz Nicholson donated a kidney to Jeff on May 10th, 2012
Vickie Garrett donated a kidney to her friend, Teresa Dixon, on May 14th, 2012
Donna Thomas donated a kidney to an unrelated person, Joe Gordon, on May 16th, 2012
Rebecca Palacio donated a kidney to her aunt on May 23rd, 2012

Eleventh anniversary:
Martin Hubbard donated a kidney to his daughter, Karen, on May 2nd, 2013
June Irving donated a kidney to her daughter, Alison Brown, on May 15th, 2013
Cyndi Kahn donated a kidney to her friend, Luther L., on May 24th, 2013
Athena Overstreet donated a kidney to Tera O'Brien, her cousin's wife, on May 28th, 2013

Ninth anniversary:
Estephanie Zuniga donated a kidney to her husband, Max, on May 1st, 2015
Charmin Heimer donated a kidney to her sister's husband's brother, David Hutzel, on May 19th, 2015
Christine Arnemann donated a kidney to Andi Ribera, an unrelated person, on May 20th, 2015

Eighth anniversary:
Tessa Demers donated a kidney to her best friend, Caitlyn Lambert-Hutchinson, on May 16th, 2016
Frank Hodowal donated a kidney to his wife, Wendy, on May 26th, 2016
Krista Romer-McCarthy donated a kidney to an unknown person on May 26th, 2016

Living Donation Forum / March and April 2024 Living Organ Donor Anniversaries

« Last post by Clark on April 19, 2024, 03:06:33 PM »

March and April 2024 Living Organ Donor Anniversaries

With World Kidney Day annually on March 14th, and April being National Donate Life month, more than usual attention to the needs of so many patients are in the news. We have responded personally to ameliorate the suffering of so many in need of transplants. Rosemarie 47 years ago! Christine, Stacey, and Daniel 25 years ago! Luis and Becky 10 years ago! Bravo to all for doing so much on behalf of another. Condolences to those of us still grieving, or suffering personally, still. Best wishes, all!

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

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

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

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

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

Thirty-second 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

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

Twenty-eighth anniversary:
John donated a kidney to his friend Anne on March 11th, 1996
Michalene J Dischinger donated a kidney to his sister, Judith Cleveland, on April 3rd, 1996

Twenty-seventh 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:
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-fifth anniversary:
Christine Hayes donated a kidney to her friend, Naomi Pollard, on March 18th, 1999
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-fourth anniversary:
Susan Molloy donated a kidney to her husband, James, on March 13th, 2000
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-third 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-second anniversary:
Jeff Sears donated a kidney to his mother on March 2nd, 2002
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-first 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
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

Twentieth 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
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

Nineteenth 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
Melissa Breen donated part of her liver to her father on April 5th, 2005

Eighteenth 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
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

Seventeenth 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.
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

Sixteenth 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
Brooke Bowen donated a kidney to her cousin on April 16th, 2008

Fifteenth 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
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

Fourteenth 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
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

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

Twelfth 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
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

Eleventh 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
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.

Tenth 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

Ninth 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

Fourth 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.

Living Donation in the News / Audio: The ethics of organ transplants and encouraging more live donors

« Last post by Clark on April 14, 2024, 01:11:07 PM »

https://www.wvxu.org/show/cincinnati-edition/2024-04-10/ethics-organ-transplants-donors

The ethics of organ transplants and encouraging more live donors
Published April 10, 2024 at 4:00 AM EDT
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Doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston say they have transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. The hospital said Thursday, March 21, 2024, it’s the first time a pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person.
News of the first-ever patient to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig spread around the world. The procedure was a success, and Richard Slayman was discharged from the hospital. But the case has raised many questions about whether this is the answer to an organ shortage and whether it’s ethical.
As around 100,000 Americans wait on transplant lists, there’s a race to improve the transplant process. On Cincinnati Edition, we discuss the latest science and examine the ethical questions. We’ll also hear how a local program is raising awareness about living kidney donation and helping families identify donors.
Guests:
Michael Gusmano, Ph.D., professor of health policy, Lehigh University
Lenny Bernstein, former reporter, The Washington Post
Darci Gibson, founder and president, Off The List, Inc.
Tricia Monson, clinical manager for transplants, The Christ Hospital Health Network
Ways to listen to this show:
Tune in live at noon ET M-F. Call 513-419-7100 or email talk@wvxu.org to have your voice heard on today’s topic.
Catch the replay on 91.7 WVXU and 88.5 WMUB at 8 p.m. ET M-F.
Listen on-demand. Audio for this segment will be uploaded to this page by 4 p.m. ET., or subscribe to our podcast.

Living Donation in the News / 25-Year Risk of Fracture Among Living Kidney Donors

« Last post by Clark on April 13, 2024, 07:42:30 PM »

https://www.docwirenews.com/post/25-year-risk-of-fracture-among-living-kidney-donors

25-Year Risk of Fracture Among Living Kidney Donors
By Victoria Socha

Worldwide, the prevalence of living kidney donation is increasing; approximately 30,000 individuals become living donors each year. In the United States, of 459,849 transplants performed, 187,194 individuals have donated a kidney. In 2022, 29.2% of kidney transplants performed in the United States were from living donors.

According to Hilal Maradit Kremers, MD, and colleagues, there are health risks to the donor associated with living kidney donation. While the 15-year observed risk of end-stage kidney disease in kidney donors is low, it is reported to be 3.5 to 5.3 times higher than the projected risk in the absence of donation. Results of previous studies of markers of mineral and bone metabolism among kidney donors following kidney donation have suggested that bone quality may be impaired in kidney donors, due to reductions in kidney mass, lower concentrations of serum 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D, and secondary increases in serum parathyroid hormone.
Dr. Kremers et al conducted a survey-based study designed to compare the overall and site-specific risk of fracture among living kidney donors. The survey included strictly matched controls from the general population who would have been eligible to donate a kidney but did not do so. Results of the study were reported in JAMA Network Open.
The study exposure was living kidney donation. The primary outcome of interest was a comparison of the rates of overall and site-specific fractures between living kidney donors and controls. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were used in the comparison.
The survey was conducted between December 1, 2021, and July 31, 2023. Living donors (n=5065) at three large transplant centers in Minnesota were invited to participate in a survey regarding their bone health and history of fractures. Using the Rochester Epidemiology Project database, the researchers invited a nondonor control population of 16,156 individuals with no history of comorbidities to complete the same survey.
Survey questions were derived from validated surveys used in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Framingham Study, Women’s Health Initiative, Study of Osteoporotic Fractures, and the Nurses’ Health Study. The survey included questions on bone health and fracture history, self-reported race and ethnicity, height, weight, smoking, alcohol use, menstrual status, self-reported osteoporosis diagnosis, and use of medications known to interfere with mineral metabolism.
A total of 2132 living kidney donors and 2014 nondonor controls responded to the survey. Of the 2132 donors who responded, mean age was 67.1 years and 58.4% (n=1245) were female. Of the 2014 controls, mean age was 68.6 years and 56.6% (n=1140) were female. There was substantial variation in participation rates between the two groups: 42.1% (2131/5065) of donors responded versus 12.5% (2014/16,156) of controls. There were also variations in participation rates by age (rates were similarly highest among individuals 67 to 72 years of age for both donors and controls). Participation rates were highest among White participants compared with those of a racial or ethnic minority group or unknown race. Rates varied across donation medical centers as well.
Forty-two donors and 137 controls were excluded from analyses due to incomplete survey data. All further analyses comparing the observed and expected number of fractures were limited to the 2090 donors and 1877 controls with complete information on fractures. Among the final analysis cohort, mean time between donation or index date and completion of the survey was 24.2 years for donors and 27.6 years for controls. Controls were 1.5 years older than the donors (68.6 years vs 67.1 years).
Among the 2090 donors, the rate of all types of fractures was significantly lower than among the 1877 controls: 443.0 observed versus 499.8 expected fractures (SIR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.81-0.97; P=.009). However, there were significantly more vertebral fractures among donors than among controls: 51 observed versus 36 expected vertebral fractures (SIR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.05-1.83; P=.02). Among men, there were 21.0 observed vertebral fractures versus 12.5 expected (SIR, 1.67; 95% CI, 1.04-2.47; P=.04).
Results of two separate validation studies among the controls demonstrated that controls who returned surveys were similar to controls who did not return surveys in terms of frequency and types of fractures. The fracture survey instrument was validated among a random sample of 332 controls who returned surveys (166 who reported any fracture and 166 who reported no fractures). Overall agreement of fractures reported on the survey versus fractures found by a nurse in the complete historical medical records was good (89.5% raw agreement). The agreement was better than would be expected by chance alone.
The researchers cited some limitations to the study findings, including the historical nature of the study that resulted in an inability to screen nondonor controls for factors such as laboratory test and imaging results that would have precluded kidney donation. Other limitations included the inability to conduct stratified analyses by race and ethnicity due to small numbers of those groups, and the possibility of inaccurate recall among participants of the exact timing of fractures.
In summary, the authors said, “In this survey-based study, we observed a reduction in overall fractures but an excess risk of vertebral fractures among living kidney donors compared with controls after a mean follow-up of 25 years. Treatment of excess vertebral fractures with dietary supplements such as vitamin D3 may reduce the numbers of vertebral fractures and patient morbidity.”
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2814233

Original Investigation Nephrology
January 24, 2024
Fracture Risk Among Living Kidney Donors 25 Years After Donation
Hilal Maradit Kremers, MD1,2; Brandon R. Grossardt, MS3; Adam R. Miller, BS4; et al
Bertram L. Kasiske, MD5; Arthur J. Matas, MD6; Sundeep Khosla, MD7,8; Walter K. Kremers, PhD3; Hatem Amer, MD4,9; Rajiv Kumar, MBBS9,10
Author Affiliations Article Information
JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(1):e2353005. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.53005

Key Points
Question What is the long-term risk of overall and site-specific fractures among living kidney donors?
Findings In this survey study that included 2132 living kidney donors and 2014 controls, the overall rate of fractures was significantly lower among donors than controls. However, there were significantly more vertebral fractures among donors than controls.
Meaning This study suggests that, although the overall fracture rate among donors was low, reductions in kidney mass and prolonged hyperparathyroidism may predispose living kidney donors to trabecular bone loss and vertebral fractures.
Abstract
Importance Living kidney donors may have an increased risk of fractures due to reductions in kidney mass, lower concentrations of serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, and secondary increases in serum parathyroid hormone.
Objective To compare the overall and site-specific risk of fractures among living kidney donors with strictly matched controls from the general population who would have been eligible to donate a kidney but did not do so.
Design, Setting, and Participants This survey study was conducted between December 1, 2021, and July 31, 2023. A total of 5065 living kidney donors from 3 large transplant centers in Minnesota were invited to complete a survey about their bone health and history of fractures, and 16 156 population-based nondonor controls without a history of comorbidities that would have precluded kidney donation were identified from the Rochester Epidemiology Project and completed the same survey. A total of 2132 living kidney donors and 2014 nondonor controls responded to the survey. Statistical analyses were performed from May to August 2023.
Exposure Living kidney donation.
Main Outcomes and Measures The rates of overall and site-specific fractures were compared between living kidney donors and controls using standardized incidence ratios (SIRs).
Results At the time of survey, the 2132 living kidney donors had a mean (SD) age of 67.1 (8.9) years and included 1245 women (58.4%), and the 2014 controls had a mean (SD) age of 68.6 (7.9) years and included 1140 women (56.6%). The mean (SD) time between donation or index date and survey date was 24.2 (10.4) years for donors and 27.6 (10.7) years for controls. The overall rate of fractures among living kidney donors was significantly lower than among controls (SIR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.81-0.97). However, there were significantly more vertebral fractures among living kidney donors than among controls (SIR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.05-1.83).
Conclusions and Relevance This survey study found a reduced rate of overall fractures but an excess of vertebral fractures among living kidney donors compared with controls after a mean follow-up of 25 years. Treatment of excess vertebral fractures with dietary supplements such as vitamin D3 may reduce the numbers of vertebral fractures and patient morbidity.