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Amber Walburn

Robert Feltus Needs A LIVING Kidney DONOR

Robert is my father. The thing I admire the most about him is his drive. Even on days, you can tell that dialysis has been hard on him he never gives up. He pushes through and still goes to work and fights to be present for his kids and grandkids every day.

Due to his kidney failure, he has to spend many hours away from on at dialysis treatments. Not only is he away for those times but for hours after he isn't feeling like himself and is very tired. A transplant would give him those hours each day back to spend with family. He would also have much more energy to keep up with the grandkids.

**UPDATE** on April 21,2020 Robert received a new kidney!

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

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Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center

1 Parkview Pl, St. Louis, MO, 63110

(800) 633-9906 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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