DONOR | Alfonzso's Story

Alfonzso Goodwin

LIVING Kidney DONOR NEEDED

End stage renal failure has changed my life in many ways. I can't work because I have to attend dialysis three times a week. I'm constantly in discomfort and can't even run around with my kids like I use to and be the father they deserve. bottom line it suck having renal failure.

I go to dialysis three times a week by bus. I can't drive because I'm so weak after every treatment.

so please share this message and hopefully someone may be willing to donate and save a life.

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

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1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD, 21287

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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.