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Martha Gonzalez

LIVING Kidney DONOR NEEDED

Hi my name is Martha and I have diabetes and High blood pressure which caused my kidneys to stop working. My appendix ruptured and I had to start dialysis after that. I go to a center three times a week to filter my blood because my kidneys cannot do that anymore.

I am still working and I want to work as long as I can but I find that some days I am not able to get up. I push myself as much as I can. Sometimes I have to miss work to go to the doctors appointment. I want to be able to see my granddaughters.

If I get a new kidney I will get off of dialysis and live longer. Would you be interested in donating your kidney to me? If you are you can call my transplant center at 410-614-9345 to start the donation process. Live donation is very safe. My family and I would be extremely grateful.

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

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Johns Hopkins Hospital

1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD, 21287

(410) 614-9345 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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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.