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Jodi Speakman

heather frattone Needs A LIVING Kidney DONOR

Please keep my niece, Heather in your thoughts as she continues to undergo dialysis three times per week and is in need of a kidney transplant.

On January 9, 2018, Heather received the gift of life from a very generous donor. Unfortunately, the kidney had to be removed twelve hours later due to complications.
If you know an eligible donor or would like to be considered, please contact me. Thank you.

Please share and like Heather's page to spread awareness. Thank you so much!
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Heather undergoes dialysis three times each week and will continue to do so indefinitely. Heather is unable to work full time, go on vacation and must plan her life around her dialysis schedule.

We are reaching out to the community to help find a live kidney donor for Heather.

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Become heather frattone's Donor

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

Becoming a Kidney DONOR Find a Transplant Center near you

Penn Medicine Transplant Institute

3400 Civic Center Boulevard, West Pavilion 2nd floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19104

(215) 662-4000 Email Transplant Center

Did you know?

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.

More Donor FAQs

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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