DONOR | Harold's Story

Harold Alexander

LIVING Kidney DONOR NEEDED

I was at the peek of my live living very happy,then my Dr said I was borderline diabete. Not knowing I was allergic to medfomin medicine,for a year I took 1000 milagram a day and it burned out my kidneys. After becoming a patient at northwestern Hospital I was told I shouldn't have been on that medicine. So now life have given me a reason to appreciate everyone that take the time to help me with kidney failure and NowI can say if I can do it you can too . Thanks Northwestern Medical Team. Harold Alexander

Some days it's very hard physically but with the help of God all things are possible.

I'm still learning how to process receiving help because I've always been on the given end. My sister was my doner but through testing after having a child it wasn't good results. So I'm waiting on God to send me a doner at his appointed time. Life is good

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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.