Kidney donor

[Alexia1319]

Goodmorning Im 63 years old and suffering from kidney failure stage 5. Im looking for a kidney donor and hope to find and match 1 .I’ m scared and i want to live longer

[jesselizzard]

Alexia -I just read your post and I will keep you in my thoughts & prayers for you to receive a kidney transplant. Do you have any relatives that would be willing to donate a kidney to you? Hoping you find a donor soon.

[Kbressler NKF Peer Mentor NKF Ambassador]

Try kidneysolutions.org or call 210-286-0850 for Amanda. This is a free serve provided by a group of kidney recipients and donors. They can help.

[Bobbiereed NKF Ambassador]

Keep positive--get a friend/relative to help you advocate-it is something you can't do on your own. Check with the local NKF office and ask them if there is any Big Ask/Big Give presentations being done in your area. I helped in the development of this program which is designed to help you advocate and find a living donor. You will find lots of information there. It will help you make a plan. The efforts you put into this will make a difference--it did for my son who I found a living non-related donor for. Let me know how this goes for you.

[Dotti55]

Hang in there, I got my transplant last year at age 62 after being on dialysis for ten years. I had no family available and no friends willing so I had to wait for a cadaver kidney and be on the list. Stay positive, try not to be scared and keep living your life the best you can until you get that call and you will! Please keep us posted and don’t give up!!

[Match62017 in reply to Dotti55]

Dotti55 I have a question for you. I too have a deceased donor and was wondering if you have had any emotional hurtles due to it. I have my moments and sometimes they are very difficult. I've heard this is normal, but every person I've talked to has a living and can't relate other than some take on the burden of worrying about the health of the living donor.

[Dotti55 in reply to Match62017]

Hi! Emotional hurdles like wondering about the deceased donor? Like what happened to him/her, how the family felt about the donation. I certainly did, still think about it from time to time wondering about the history of this life saving organ inside me. But what it really does is make me work my hardest to take care of it and cherish it. A living legacy from someone I’ll never know that is keeping me alive and In this way I honor the person and the family that gave it to me. Unlike with a living donor, I can’t personally thank him/her every day, so this is how I do it.

I hope this helps.

[Match62017 in reply to Dotti55]

I feel the same way and so very thankful for this new lease on life. It's hard mostly on holidays because I think of the family having to be without them.

[RP2015]

Dear Alexia, Did you register on the national list for receiving a kidney. I was registered and got a kidney 3 years and am very grateful for this. Maybe a friend or family member coul be a donor if they are willing to do so. I hope that you will receive a kidney soon. I will keep you in my prayers. God bless