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From NKF Volunteer to Altruistic Kidney Donor
Long-time National Kidney Foundation volunteer and former board member Bill Singleton put his “kidney where his mouth was” last month when he became an altruistic donor in the largest kidney exchange in the world.
Thirteen people with kidney disease received the gift of life over a six-day period at Georgetown University Hospital and Washington Hospital Center. Singleton started the chain of kindness when he donated his kidney to a 42-year old cab driver and father of three from Washington, DC— a man he had never met before.
“I realized that there was a tremendous need and I wanted to be helpful,” said Bill, a 62 year-old retired stockbroker. “It’s always been in the back of my mind to do it for a family member or friend, and then it dawned on me that if there were more altruistic donors, then people wouldn’t have to rely on family and friends. I’ve also met quite a number of recipients and donors and I’ve seen how people’s lives change for the better with a transplant. We could all End the Wait! You help yourself by helping others.”
Alonzo Mourning and the Kidney Community Asked Congress to Support Key Reforms
NBA champion and kidney transplant recipient Alonzo Mourning, Kidney Care Partners (KCP), National Kidney Foundation (NKF) representatives, and leaders from the nation’s kidney care community discussed key public policy issues important to kidney patients’ access, choice and quality of care at a Congressional Briefing on October 7.
Members of the kidney care community, including patients, physicians, providers and advocates gathered to ask Congress to support healthcare reforms that improve patients’ access to quality kidney care. MORE >>
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- This Holiday Season, End the Wait
Hurry up and wait. Sound like your holiday season so far? When the line to see Santa snakes down the escalator, when the post office clerk asks you to take a number in the six digits, when your nose turns to ice while waiting all night to buy the latest video game, consider this: more than 100,000 men, women and children are waiting for an organ transplant in the U.S. MORE >> - More Kidney Patients Avoiding Dialysis on Path to Transplant
More and more people with failing kidneys are skipping dialysis and going directly to transplant, new national data shows. MORE >>
NKF’s END THE WAIT! Campaign Gaining Momentum
The National Kidney Foundation’s new END THE WAIT! campaign was launched in late January as a comprehensive action plan designed to end the wait for a kidney transplant in the U.S. MORE >>
