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Clay Markham

Samantha Markham Needs A LIVING Kidney DONOR

"My Daughter Samantha needs your help"

"My Daughter Samantha needs your help"

Samantha is my beautiful daughter. While her health and kidney function has always been a challenge, she manages to amaze me every single day. A few years ago, Sam and I set out to hike Mount Washington. We started practice hiking in the spring and by midsummer we made it to Summit on the first try.
Sam attended Quinnipiac University and got a degree in Radiological Sciences. She works in the medical field as an x-ray technician and works full time.

Like many people Sam has faced challenges in her life. She has also accomplished so much. To say I am proud of her is an understatement. She is my Hero. Sam has never let anything get in her way. Along with hiking, Sam enjoys snow skiing, paddle boarding, swimming, dogs, and especially her job. Sam’s life, however, has now been somewhat interrupted as she now faces a new challenge. Sam is faced with kidney failure. While confronting this difficulty head-on, Sam continues to work full-time and continue her education. Amazing!

I am reaching out and asking for help to find a living donor for Sam. Did you know that it is possible to live a healthy full life with just one kidney? It’s true. If you, or someone you know may be interested in helping Sam please simply forward this message or call the living organ donation line at Yale New Haven Health 866-925-3897. You can also visit ynhh.organdonation.

As awesome as my daughter is, she now needs your help. What Sam needs is simply for you to share her story and through sharing her story we hope to find her a living kidney donor.
Thank you for reading and sharing.
Thank you for helping my awesome daughter, Sam.
Clay Markham, forever grateful, Sam’s dad.

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Become Samantha Markham's Donor

If you are considering being a living donor please use links below to contact Samantha Markham's Transplant Center. Begin by completing the donor questionnaire

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Becoming a Kidney DONOR Find a Transplant Center near you

Yale New Haven Transplantation Center

333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520

(866) 925-3897 Email Transplant Center

Did you know?

Medical expenses for living organ donors are 100% covered, and inquires from potential donors are 100% confidential! Contact the Transplant Center to learn more about living donation.

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Share the Importance of Living Donation

There are currently 120,000 people waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant in the U.S. Of these, 100,000 await kidney transplants.

The median wait time for a kidney transplant is 3-5 years and can vary depending on health, compatibility, and where you live.

In 2014, 17,107 kidney transplants took place in the U.S. Of these, 11,570 came from deceased donors and 5,537 came from living donors.

Every 14 minutes someone is added to the kidney transplant waitlist.

A kidney from a living donor lasts longer and begins functioning more quickly than a kidney from a deceased donor.

In 1995, kidney donation became minimally invasive with a procedure called laparoscopic nephrectomy, which only requires four small incisions. Hospital stay is typically only 3 days after this operation.

Not blood type compatible with your recipient to be a living donor? Kidney Paired Donation (the “kidney swap” program) enables incompatible candidates with a living donor to receive a kidney from a compatible donor.

Last year, over 700 living donor kidney transplants occurred using Kidney Paired Donation.

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