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christine duncan

LIVING Kidney DONOR NEEDED

My name is chrissy,I am currently 46 years old,married for 25 years ,have a 19 year old son who is currently in the army! I was diagnosed with stage 5 / end stage renal failure in August 1st of 2017!

Having kidney disease has definitely changed everything about my life ,from every aspect of it! From the very small things to important parts of my life and my families lives as well! It has been an adjustment that I thought I would never be able to get through, but amazingly to my surprise I am doing it better than I gave myself credit for!

A transplant would mean NO MORE DIALYSIS!!! It has been almost 4 years now hooked to a machine 8 hours a night! Even though it has become a daily habit, it still sucks having to do it! It seems a little silly to say this, but I miss the little thing s ,like falling asleep on the sofa watching the TV, or being able to go swimming!

I am currently on the transplant list at the university of Penn, but as I am finding out just how important it is that I try to find myself a living donor! The kidney that comes from a live donor is a much healthier one,and will last much longer for me! Please if you are interested or know someone who is just give my info Christine Duncan 610-906-5885
Please share this information with everyone, it will give me a better shot of getting a kidney!
Thank you so much!

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

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Penn Medicine Transplant Institute

3400 Civic Center Boulevard, West Pavilion 2nd floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19104

(215) 662-4000 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.

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