DONOR | Lynsey's Story

Lynsey Baney

LIVING Kidney DONOR NEEDED

Hi, I’m Lynsey. I’m 38 and Im looking for a living donor for a kidney. Please share my story to help me continue my journey in life.

My name is Lynsey and I was diagnosed with Lupus at the age of 17. After many years of struggling with flairs that affected my kidneys, I had to start dialysis in December of 2018. This has been hard on me and my daughter as I am a single mom of an 18 year old. I want nothing more than to continue watching my only child grow up. She is my main focus in life and I need to be healthy for her.

Being in kidney failure is absolutely draining. Everyday tasks that used to be done mindlessly everyday, now take everything out of me. I miss out on simple things like just going shopping with my daughter and working around the house. If I could get a kidney transplant I would be able continue to watch my child grown and that means the world to me. Having a transplant would most of all just make me feel normal again.

Hi everyone. As you all know, I am on dialysis and need a kidney transplant. I am currently on the donor list at UNC, but the wait is almost 5 years. So, I am looking for a living donor. Please share to help me find a kidney!

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

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University of North Carolina Hospitals

UNC Medical Center, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514

(984) 974-7568 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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