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Diane Saint

LIVING Kidney DONOR NEEDED

My name is Diane Saint and I have Stage 4 kidney disease. I've had kidney disease 10 years and it has worsened. I love being a nurse and have done so for 42 years, and wish to continue. I am asking for you to help me so I may continue what I love to do the most which is taking care of others.

My energy level has decreased and tiredness sets in more easily. I have continued to work, which hasn't been effected but my stamina does not allow me to do much outside of work. I'm not yet on dialysis, but that may have to be an option soon. I very much want to have a kidney transplant rather than starting dialysis.

I very much want a kidney from a living donor for this offers a longer life expectancy than a transplant from a deceased donor. Please think about being my donor. You can live a healthy life style with only one kidney. I also would appreciate your sharing my post.

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

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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Bowman Gray Campus, 1 Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157

(336) 713-5685 Email Transplant Center

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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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