DONOR | Alina's Story

Alina Allen

LIVING Kidney DONOR NEEDED

Help me find my champion

My name is Alina and I have kidney failure. I work for social services and have a passion for helping others. I'm a mother of 2 sons that are grownish. I was diagnosed with kidney issues in 2016 while doing a pre job physical. I was stable for years but now my kidneys are failing and this is why I'm asking for help.

In 2023 I had multiple health issues and things looked bleak for me. Things improved but my kidneys took a hit. I went from stage 3 to stage 5 in 4 months. While my numbers say one thing my body is doing another. I need a transplant in order to go back to living a full life. I'm currently dealing with a level of fatigue that is hard to describe. I wake up exhausted most days and need to take naps just to get through the day. It is hard for me to get out and just enjoy life. The littlest thing could cause my blood pressure to raise which would the affect my heart. I have to walk this fine balance.

I'm not on dialysis and would love to find a living donor before dialysis becomes my reality. A transplant will give me a new lease on life and more time with my family.

If you can't directly help, then I ask that you please share my story. Let's get this to as many people as possible in hopes to find my champion.

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If you are considering being a living donor please use links below to contact Alina Allen'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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Share the Importance of Living Donation

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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