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https://www.urotoday.com/recent-abstracts/endourology-urolithiasis/stone-disease/160982-eligibility-of-living-kidney-donors-with-kidney-stone-disease.html

Eligibility of Living Kidney Donors with Kidney Stone Disease.

Guidelines recommend that patients with a self-reported history of kidney stones or stones on imaging during living kidney donor (LKD) evaluation undergo 24-hour urine stone risk testing. We examined eligibility decisions for LKD candidates at two high-volume academic transplant centers based on 24-hour urine testing and imaging findings. We identified potential LKDs with a self-reported history of kidney stones or stones identified on imaging, who underwent 24-hour urine collection. Patients who could not donate due to other medical conditions were excluded. Differences in characteristics of patients approved vs. rejected for donation were determined using t tests and chi-square tests, or non-parametric tests when appropriate.


In total, 105 candidates met study criteria, of whom 22 (21%) were rejected for donation. Candidates rejected for donation had higher urinary calcium excretion (p<0.001), supersaturation of calcium oxalate (p<0.001), and supersaturation of calcium phosphate (p=0.02). Thirty-four candidates repeated 24-hour urine analyses following dietary or medical interventions for stone prevention. Candidates approved for donation had an increase in urinary volume (p=0.045), reduction in urinary calcium excretion (p=0.02), reduction in urinary oxalate excretion (p=0.04), and reduction in supersaturations of calcium oxalate (p<0.001), calcium phosphate (p=0.004), and uric acid (p=0.004).


Those rejected for donation had no statistically significant changes in urinary parameters. While those rejected for donation had more stones on imaging compared to those approved, this did not reach statistical significance (p=0.06). Overall, urinary risk factors for nephrolithiasis and improvement in them following dietary or medical management were associated with approval for donation.


American journal of nephrology. 2025 May 28 [Epub ahead of print]
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Living Donation in the News / Organ donation lags among Hispanics
« Last post by Clark on June 08, 2025, 02:52:15 PM »


https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2025/06/04/organ-donation-transplant-texas-dallas-hispanic-latino/



‘Culturally, it’s something we must begin to do’: Organ donation lags among Hispanics40% of patients waiting for a transplant in Texas are Hispanic, but far fewer are registered donors By Abraham Nudelstejer
Gabbriel Atao’s driver’s license, which identified him as an organ donor, arrived at his Frisco home a week after his death. By then, the 17-year-old had fulfilled his life mission...


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https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/why-organ-donation-after-death-is-struggling-to-take-root-across-central-asia/ar-AA1FWczs

Why organ donation after death is struggling to take root across Central Asia

Story by Galiya Khassenkhanova

Organ transplantation, which is often the only way to save a life, is directly dependent on donors. But their sometimes unreliable availability often leads to patients dying before receiving a donated organ.
There are two types of organ donations: from a living donor and cadaveric transplants. While options for a living donor are generally restricted to just the kidney and liver, in Kazakhstan it tends to save more lives than a posthumous donation.
"Around the world, 80-90% of donations are posthumous, but the same cannot be said about Kazakhstan and the countries in Central Asia. In our country, 80-90% of donors are living relatives of the patients," said Aidar Sitkazinov, Director of the Republican Centre for Coordination of Transplantation and High-Tech Services in Kazakhstan.
According to him, the reason many people refuse to donate their organs after death is a lack of trust in the healthcare system.
The belief that corruption is everywhere makes them fear that donated organs will be misused or illegally sold, or that doctors will not treat the patients to get to their organs.
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https://www.rwjbh.org/blog/2025/june/inside-the-or-students-witness-a-living-donor-ki/


[/size]Inside the OR: Students Witness a Living Donor Kidney Transplant Live from Liberty Science Center[

As a part of a 20-year partnership, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC) and Liberty Science Center, teamed up to give students from different high schools across New Jersey and New York an unforgettable lesson that took learning beyond the classroom, and into the operating room.[/font]


[/size]Liberty Science Center’s “Live from Surgery” program offers high schoolers a front-row seat to a living donor kidney transplant, streamed in real-time from CBMC. From observing Stuart R. Geffner, MD, Chairman and Surgeon-in-Chief of the Department of Surgery at CBMC, at work, to holding replica surgical tools, the program turns anatomy class into an immersive, career-inspiring experience.


[/size]“We have been doing this program for approximately 20 years, and livestream about 15 to 16 times during a school year. It is an absolutely spectacular program for the kids, for the science center, and our team at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center,” Dr. Geffner shared.


[/size]The Science Behind the Surgery
[/size]The surgery features a living donor kidney transplant, a procedure in which a healthy person donates one of their kidneys to someone suffering from kidney failure. Multiple cameras in two operating rooms and in the operative fields provide students with an unparalleled view of live surgery.


[/size]“What makes this experience so special is that it is completely live and interactive, the kids see exactly what I see during the course of the surgery,” explained Dr. Geffner. “Over the course of the two-hour program, they see the laparoscopic removal of the donor kidney, they see us preparing the kidney on the back table, and then they see us implanting the kidney into the recipient. The students have microphones and can ask questions directly to me during the surgery. I hear them, I have a microphone. I narrate certain steps in the procedure and answer their questions in real time.”


[/size]In addition to explaining anatomy, Dr. Geffner and his team provide the students with take home messages about the importance of tissue and organ donation and the importance of healthy lifestyle habits to help prevent diabetes and high blood pressure, two factors that could contribute to heart disease and kidney failure.


[/size]Anatomy in Action
[/size]Alejandro Melendez, Senior Director of STEM Innovation at Liberty Science Center, who has been involved with the program for 14 years, emphasized how the experience helps students understand the operating room. “Students see that the lessons they get in anatomy and physiology aren’t just in textbooks. They are seeing it in real time, seeing that connection between what they read and the diagrams they see being applied into the practice Dr. Geffner does.”


[/size]Throughout the event, students were encouraged to ask questions directly to the surgical team, consisting of nurses, physician assistants, and the anesthesiologist, creating a dynamic, two-way learning experience. While some students asked about the tools being used, the length of recovery for patients or what inspired doctors to pursue this path, others asked about retirement age and if a kidney has ever been dropped (it has not).


[/size]The program aligned perfectly with curriculum goals for many attending teachers, including Renee Russo, an anatomy and physiology teacher at Pompton Lakes High School.


[/size]“We’ve just started covering the urinary system in class,” said Renee. “Seeing a kidney transplant live lets them connect everything they’ve learned with something real. A few students were thinking about careers in nursing and surgery, and this either confirmed their passion, or helped them realize it’s not for them, which is also valuable.”


[/size]Inspiration and Representation
[/size]For Hazel Slinger, an assistant principal at Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School, in New York City, the experience was more than just a science lesson, but a powerful message about representation and opportunity.


[/size]“A lot of our students are Black and Brown,” she said. “We want them to see that there are so many job opportunities in the field of science and medicine for them.”


[/size]Hazel, who also teaches a biology class, noted how meaningful it was to hear from real professionals and circled back to the answer Dr. Geffner provided when he was asked about his thoughts on retirement. “Listening to the surgeon talk about how he’s still excited after 30 years in the OR, and doesn’t want to retire, that stuck with my students. It showed them passion can be lifelong.”


[/size]The Role of Organ Donation
[/size]The program also highlighted the importance of organ donation, thanks to the presence of the NJ Sharing Network, a key partner in the program. Rudy DiGilio, one of their representatives, shared his story about being a living kidney donor for his brother. He spoke about the donor process, how families are supported, and all the positive effects which result from one person’s gift of life.


[/size]Alejandro shared that over the years he has seen students’ perception change on organ donation because of this program, and watched some students become real advocates. “A great example is that this past year a group of students saw the program and about a month later got in contact with the NJ Sharing Network to form a Donate Life Club at their school as a result of watching this program.”


[/size]A Lasting Impact
[/size]For two decades, CBMC and Liberty Science Center have partnered to bring real world medicine into classrooms igniting curiosity and compassion in future healthcare professionals. Whether they go on to become surgeons, nurses, or advocates, this experience proves the future of science and medicine is already taking shape.


[/size]“I think one of the things ‘Live from Surgery’ does well is that it gives a good insight into how the beginning, middle, and end of these surgeries take place and hopefully inspire enough students to actually end up in the OR themselves,” shares Alejandro.


[/size]Dr. Geffner has seen firsthand the lasting impact of the “Live from Surgery” program. He shared, “We’ve had students who watched this program years ago and are now our colleagues, working as physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and gone on to successful careers in healthcare,” he shared.


[/size]One of those former students is Erin Gutkind, now a physician assistant on the transplant team at CBMC. As a high schooler she attended the program and watched Dr. Geffner perform the same surgery that she is a part of now.


[/size]“At that point I knew I wanted to go into the medical field but wasn’t exactly sure in which direction,” Erin recalled. “Seeing the operating room and witnessing the teamwork and purpose behind it all inspired me. And here we are, quite a few years later.”


[/size]Stories like Erin’s reinforce the importance of this experience. “It is a really important program to us,” said Dr. Geffner. “We hope it continues to inspire students to pursue careers in medicine and healthcare, and to encourage thoughtful conversations about organ donation.”

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Living Donation Forum / Re: Well, I did it again.
« Last post by Clark on June 07, 2025, 03:58:20 PM »
Dear Michael,


  Thank you! And thanks for your responses here and the link to the 2003 proposal and all its public comments, including yours! I recall seeing this when it came out two years ago, and feeling exhausted that we still seemed to be on square one about this nearly 20 years since the Istanbul Declaration! I take responsibility again to see if we can make some real progress soon.


  Beats me why we can't solve this with MyChart/HIPPA compliant electronic record sharing. Nothing extra needs to be entered by anyone at any time, what records are entered become part of the candidates' records for all authorized caregivers. Deidentified data can be pulled as contracted by SRTR/LDC without any extra time or cost to others, especially not the donor or deferred candidate. It's secure, or at least as secure as anything is, and behind a legally defined privacy shield. No extra staff are required by transplant centers, no mailings, no questionnaires for donors or paper to be interpreted (with errors!) for data entry. It doesn't even matter if the donor/candidate doesn't use MyChart or a competitor, all the medical practioners they come in contact with do.


  Additional, out of the ordinary adverse developments in health or well being that incur out of pocket expense for donors (and candidates?! Someday!) are a separate topic to be addressed: "You broke it, you bought it." CMS as the representative of the federal government and health care? (For covered individuals). What defines "out of the ordinary"? What level of cause and effect relationship, in whose judgement, means it's reimburseable? PCP seems the most appropriate, or referral and consultation with an independent nephrologist and/or urologist and/or psychiatrist (others to consider?).


  The MyChart method even takes care of your two documents, and more, by providing a lifelong archive for the notes related to every visit and procedure, including short term and long term follow up suggestions for better outcomes, though users who don't pay attention or log in to see them will be relying on the PCP to lecture them if they're non-compliant. Transplant centers can even outsource 6, 12, & 24 month follow ups to PCPs if returning to them is onerous for the donors, or just not happening. That actually might address "lost" donors, they can't be lost unless they stop seeing any practitioner anywhere. In the US, anyway. International donors remain a serious potential problem for transplant centers.


  Great to be discussing these topics with you again!
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Living Donation Forum / Re: Well, I did it again.
« Last post by Michael on June 07, 2025, 09:35:53 AM »
Congratulations, John. It's great to know living donors have an advocate like you on the Board for the next four years!

As I think about what living donors would like to see from the transplant system through OPTN policies, there are three topics that come to mind right now:

1. Adoption of OPTN's proposal, "Concepts for a Collaborative Approach to Living Donor Data Collection": https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/policies-bylaws/public-comment/concepts-for-a-collaborative-approach-to-living-donor-data-collection/ This policy would facilitate creation of a national living donor registry managed by SRTR. The draft proposal had its initial public comment period in September 2023. My understanding is the Living Donor Committee recently adopted an updated version, which will have a public comment period starting in August. This is the closest we've come to having a national registry so we really need help getting this proposal across the goal line. Expect lots of push back from the transplant centers.

2. As you noted, clarifying responsibility for living donors after surgery, especially those with complications. This is a tough one because there is so much subjectivity in medical diagnoses so it can be challenging to assign responsibility. But we know complications can arise even years after donation and transplant centers are notorious for denying responsibility. What if they were mandated to have responsibility so there was no question? The costs could be built into the cost of transplantation, or perhaps Medicare could be modified to be a source of funding for post-surgery care. (I'm sure I don't need to say the current political environment makes this idea extremely challenging.)

3. Asking transplant centers to provide living donors with two documents at the time of discharge. One document is detailed long-term instructions for the donor, including what to expect during recovery, possible short-term and long-term complications and what to do about them, participation in the two-year follow-up exams, suggestions for ongoing long-term monitoring of kidney/liver health, general physical and mental health tips, and additional resources and support. The second document (maybe a letter) would be for the donor to give to his/her primary care physician (PCP) alerting the PCP to donor status, offering suggestions for long-term monitoring (e.g., specific annual biometrics), cautions about using GFR for diagnosing CKD for kidney donors, watching for long-term hernias and gastrointestinal issues for liver donors, etc. I'm working on draft outlines for these two documents now, using frequency of questions posted by living donors in social media to guide the content. I don't expect providing these documents to be mandatory since transplant centers dislike such things so much. Instead, it could be a suggested practice with sample documentation a center could customize for its own purposes, similar to the suggested content for "informed consent."

So, that's what I have for you now. I reserve the right to "ping" you again over the next four years as more living donor issues arise.  ;D

Thanks for all you do!


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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0041134525001459?via%3Dihub

Early Pre-Emptive Kidney Transplant Does Not Offer Any Mortality Benefits: A Study of Trends in Pre-Emptive Kidney Transplantation Over the Last Two Decades
Abhishek Kumar a, Levi Bonnell b, Sarat Kuppachi c
a Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
b Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
c Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 57, Issue 4, May 2025, Pages 538-543
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2025.02.032

ABSTRACT

Background
Pre-emptive kidney transplantation is considered the optimal treatment for end stage kidney disease (ESKD). The aim of the study is to evaluate current state of pre-emptive kidney transplants in the United States with focus on mortality benefit with early pre-emptive transplants.

Methods
Using the United Network of Organ Sharing database, we explored trends in pre-emptive kidney transplantation in first time adult recipients. We created four groups (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] < 10 mL/min/1.73 m^2, 10 to < 15 mL/min/1.73 m^2, 15 to < 20 mL/min/1.73 m^2, and ≥ 20 mL/min/1.73 m^2) based on the eGFR at the time of transplant. Multivariable Cox regression was used to assess the difference in mortality and cumulative incidence competing risk (CICR) method was used to compare risk of ESKD among the groups.

Results
Pre-emptive kidney transplant remain at roughly 18% of total kidney transplant (33% were from deceased donors and 67% from living donors). White patients with a higher level of education and with private insurance were most likely to receive pre-emptive kidney transplant. No difference in mortality was found in the four eGFR groups. In a subgroup analysis looking only at recipients of pre-emptive kidney transplant from living donors, no mortality difference was again noted among the four groups.

Conclusions
Pre-emptive kidney transplants continue to favor a select population and remain at low numbers (9% of total deceased donor kidney transplants and 33% of living donor kidney transplants [LDKTs]). Early pre-emptive living donor kidney transplant did not confer a mortality benefit compared to transplantation when eGFR was < 15 mL/min/1.73 m^2.
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https://nadler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=396358


Rep. Nadler and Rep. Wilson Reintroduce Bill Providing a Tax Credit to Living Organ Donors
Washington, June 4, 2025
Yesterday, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Joe Wilson (R-SC) reintroduced the Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act. The bill will provide up to a $5,000 one-time refundable tax credit to living organ donors who were not reimbursed for the costs related to organ donation by the National Living Organ Donor Assistance Center (NLDAC) or any entity. ...



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Living Donation Forum / Well, I did it again.
« Last post by Clark on June 05, 2025, 05:40:47 PM »
When they asked if I'd consider being a nominee for the new OPTN Board of Directors, I said yes. And they went and elected me again. For a four year term! I just attended the first orientation session of four for the new board members. That's already a big change! Lots of changes in the past 14 years.


I'm your representative on the board, the official Living Donor, choose 1. What matters to you? Let me know! My issues have always been:
1) Informed consent for all living donor candidates from the moment they present as such,
2) Duty of care for all living donor candidates as whole persons throughout their path to donation,
3) Excellence in policy, practice, and practitioners for the surgery and all complications for both donor and recipient,
4) Immediate and long term (lifetime!) follow up and duty of care for all who have presented and set foot on the path to donation, including those who undergo surgery, but also those deferred by potentially devastating revelations about their own physical or mental health or their genetic relationships to intended recipients.


  We do not yet consider all these goals in current debate of public policy. The fact we considered none of them when I first was elected to the board nearly 20 years ago and now many are established policy is heartening. That Congress has legislated to acheive further improvement is amazing. What are your thoughts on the changing environment?


  Thank you all who are still reading after all these years!

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Living Donation Forum / Living Organ Donor Anniversaries for June 2025!
« Last post by Clark on May 31, 2025, 04:39:39 PM »
Add yours!
https://livingdonorsonline.org/donor-experiences/donation-anniversaries/

  What a lot of us there are for us to remember this month! Long time members of LDO will well remember Gabriela, her hopefulness and courage as she faced dialysis after losing the kidney her mother gave her when she was a baby, and Katy’s amazing gift of a kidney to her. Losing her seven years later was such a heartbreak.

  So many individual stories of hope, courage, joy, and sadness. May your memories be sweet, and if bitter, may the hurt be easing. Take good care all.


Fifty-sixth 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-fourth anniversary:
Theresa Wallace donated a kidney to her sister, Kathy Voelker, on June 10th 1981

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twenty-fifth 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-fourth 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-third 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-second 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

Twenty-first 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

Twentieth 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

Nineteenth 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

Eighteenth 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

Seventeenth 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

Sixteenth 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

Fifteenth 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

Fourteenth 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

Thirteenth 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

Twelfth 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

Eleventh 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

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

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

Third 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
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