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Selena Gomez’s battle with Lupus led to kidney failure. Francia Raisa’s gift saved her life. Learn more about kidney transplants.

This is my story, somewhat condensed. When I was about 8 years old I started getting severe back pains, only to discover that one of my kidneys had fa...

On Feburary 29, 2016 (Leap Day!) I donated my kidney to Ed Hrabe, a family friend. 

March 7th, 2016 was a proud day for me. I donated a kidney to someone in need. This wasn’t something I had on my bucket list.  But after reading ...

My name is Andrea Schmidt and I am a kidney transplant recipient.

Dialysis wasn't going to keep Chris Martin in one place. After winning a Dream Trip contest from Backpacker magazine, he set out on a three-day backpa...

Laurie is a single mom of two kids. She holds a Master’s degree from Hamline University, and has spent nineteen years in a career in Human resources m...

September 20, 2016. I'm less than two weeks away from my scheduled transplant surgery.  Just yesterday I met with a dear friend Theresa ...

In the fall of 2015, Alex Fox saw a Facebook post that would change his life. It was a picture of Darienne, a young girl with special needs whose mom,...