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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 ...

http://www.kidney.org/livingdonationPriya Verghese is Professor of Nephrology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a pediat...

Learn about informed consent for living kidney donation. Understand why it's essential for donors to make informed decisions and the process invo...

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,...

Dr. Adnan Abla is a neurosurgeon in Pittsburgh, PA, who was diagnosed with kidney failure last summer. He received a kidney from an anonymou...

In October 2011, my friend Matt’s life was turned upside down when he found out that he was in kidney failure and needed to start dialysis immediately...

Minnesota musician, filmmaker, producer and composer Chris Strouth had been dealing with kidney disease for years before his kidneys finally failed in...