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Cynthia Harbin

LIVING Kidney DONOR NEEDED

I would be very grateful and appreciative to you for helping me to live a better-quality life.

My name is Cynthia. I was informed by my doctor that my kidneys were in stage 3 about 2 years ago. However, in April of 2024, I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease stage 4. I had to have a nephrologist, and I chose Henry Ford Medical Center to help me with my care.

Although I am not at the dialysis stage, it is more beneficial that I have a new kidney before then. Having a living donor donate a kidney to me is more beneficial to me because I can live a longer life (15 – 20 Years), as opposed to waiting on a kidney from a person who has passed away on average (10-15 years). It will also be better for me to have a living donor as opposed to dialysis because I can have a better-quality life and a longer life span.

I am a born again Christian and have answered the call to the ministry as well. I am a prayer warrior and I go to the streets and feed the homeless, praying for them and if there is some help they need. I am with a group of people who have the same heart I do, and we do our best to meet the need.

Being on dialysis will hinder what I love to do for God because of the side effects with dialysis. So, it is very important to me and very rewarding for you if you decide to donate a kidney to me. It is simpler than you might think.
I would be very grateful and appreciative to you for helping me to live a better-quality life. God will be very pleased for your generosity.
Thank you,
Cynthia Harbin

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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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