DONOR | Clement's Story

Clement Gallop

LIVING Kidney DONOR NEEDED

I have always loved interacting and helping people first as a teacher and coach and second ly as a mentor to incarcerated adult males .

I have always been passionate about sports and interacting with people. Each person is a book full of pictures about life and a neverending story. I was a history major in colloge and loved learning about people from different cultures and backgrounds. I enjoy helping people and feel like it is my one true calling which is to provide encouragement to those who are struggling with the trials of life!

I really don't want to go on dialysis. I have received literature about it and I truly would rather face having cancer versus dialysis! It is restrictive for me in terms of my active lifestyle. I was diagnosed with diabetes at age 39 and was placed on medications. I felt that I had a good health team that helped me to manage this disease over the years but here I am at age 65 in stage 4 and preparing for dialysis. I am a Christian and I believe that God has a plan for me and that a kidney transplant will help me to continue this journey!

I am looking for a living donor who can help me to continue my life journey. My wife, Angela Jeffries and my stepdaughter Kimberly Caldwell have posted on Facebook my need for a kidney donor and the nurse contact .

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

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University of North Carolina Hospitals

UNC Medical Center, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514

(984) 974-7568 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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