Deciding to donate a kidney is a big decision with priceless benefits to your recipient. The team at Kidney Solutions can help you understand the kidney donation process. Should you decide to donate your kidney, we will be with you every step of the way.
If you would like to learn more about possibly becoming a kidney donor, we are here to help make the process as easy as possible. Give us a call. We can answer your questions and connect you with other living donors. When you’re ready, the first step is to determine your eligibility to become a donor.
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Irasema
Irasema Guillen has been avidly searching for the last two years for someone to selflessly get tested to be her kidney donor. After years of doing what she loves most, she has had to stop teaching. Irasema was excited to have finally reached one of her goals; she received her Special Education Certification, and her plan was to continue on to get her Masters in Behavior Analysis. Her plans though were interrupted by her failing health.
A living donor does not have to be a blood relative. A spouse, friend, coworker or anyone who is willing to help may be eligible to donate.
Jason
Jason Nunez is a devout father, son, and husband. He is on peritoneal dialysis and is in need of a life-saving hero, a living kidney donor. He has two fun loving boys and is an active member of his church parish. Jason is also the creator of his very own podcast The John 3:30 Podcast. We hope you would like to learn more about getting tested to be Jason’s living kidney donor.
Priscilla
Priscilla Torres Kelley lost the function of both kidneys after a complicated pregnancy with her only child, Benjamin. He has lingering complications that he will endure for the rest of his life. Priscilla is a registered nurse and manages to work part-time at a medical clinic. With dialysis three times a week plus her responsibilities to Benjamin, she is pleading for help in finding her life saving kidney donor.
Living-donor kidney transplants are the most successful of all organ transplants. Since most people are born with two kidneys but need only one, kidneys are the most commonly transplanted living-donor organs.
Jaime
Meet Jaime Campa. It is difficult for him to ask anyone for help, especially for such a big request. But like every kidney warrior, he is worth it!
Jaime has dialysis three days a week and works full-time, putting in more than 40 hours a week. He is a very kind and patient man, and is in need of a life saving kidney donor.
Many people are unaware that ANYONE can get tested! YOU may be that one person that is the perfect match for Jaime!
Jessica
We can’t imagine how Jessica Contreras does it most days, being a single mom, working full-time, and doing peritoneal dialysis every night. Her two precious children (Imani and King) keep her very busy, so for them and for a better healthier life she is avidly searching for a living kidney donor. Please help her! Be a Kidney Donor!
Living-donor kidney transplants are the most successful of all organ transplants. Since most people are born with two kidneys but need only one, kidneys are the most commonly transplanted living-donor organs.
Melvin
Meet Melvin Hitchcock. Melvin is a retired Air Force veteran.
After seven years as a volunteer firefighter, he retired again. Melvin and his wife Anna (Tex), live in Austin with their two cats. They both love music and enjoy Austin as the music capital of the world.
Melvin is currently on dialysis and waiting for a match for a kidney transplant.
Michael
Michael Montecinos is a retired gourmet chef, cancer survivor, loving husband for 34 yrs. and a God fearing man. He survived with one kidney for 14 years after losing one kidney to cancer. Now, with his remaining kidney failing, Michael is on dialysis and ready for a kidney transplant. “I’m looking for a person willing to give me and my family a miracle. The miracle of a kidney transplant,” says Michael. “While I wait to find that special someone willing to donate, I walk my chiweenie, Pebbles, and live my wife, the love of my life, Blanca.”
Medical advances and drugs have made it much easier for someone to be a compatible donor. In the past, living donors needed to be a close relative. Now, it’s more common that a living donor is not related to their recipient.
Shon
Shon Gonzalez has two children and two grandchildren. He went back to college when he was 45 and finished his college degree. He went on to earn his Masters Degree in Psychology, graduating with a 4.0 GPA. He was diagnosed one year ago with kidney failure and now needs a kidney transplant. “ I still love to work, read books, go to the beach, go camping, hunting, fishing, and traveling. There are no words I can tell you how grateful I would be if you indeed can help,” says Shon.
A compatible living donor must:
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Be in excellent overall health.
- Have above average kidney function.
- Have a willingness to help.
Medical advances and drugs have made it much easier for someone to be a compatible donor. In the past, living donors needed to be a close relative. Now, it’s more common that a living donor is not related to their recipient.
Maria
Maria Cavazos has been facing kidney failure and battling this disease since 2001. Due to high BP her GFR became very low. She has been on a waiting list for a kidney transplant for two and a half years. She faithfully wears here “Share your Spare” t-shirt with hopes of finding her kidney donor. If you would like to save another life please contact the donor hot line at 210-575-4483 to start the evaluation process.
Joyce
Since 2014, Joyce Benjamin has been going to dialysis at 5:00 am, three times a week for four hours. After working 32 years for the Department of Human Services (three of those years on dialysis), Joyce retired. She’s a mother of three, grandmother of eleven and great grandmother of seven. Her greatest cheerleader is her 83-year-old mother. Joyce says, “Dialysis is very difficult and hard on you. I need a kidney to help me live out my dreams and visions in this lifetime.”
Medical expenses associated with living donor evaluation are covered by either the recipient’s insurance or in certain circumstances, by the Transplant Centers Organ Acquisition Fund (OAF).
Jeff
Jeff Harris has been on dialysis for 11 years and is in need of a lifesaving kidney transplant. Jeff served our nation in the military for 22 years and is the proud father of three children. He is a firm believer in paying it forward since his retirement from civil service. Through faith Jeff stays healthy both mentally and physically. Jeff is registered at Baylor Scott & White in Temple, TX: 254-724-8912
Reggie
Reggie Johnson is a Christian father of two who enjoys singing gospel music, loves sports, and loves life. He has been on the kidney transplant list since 2018 and is eagerly searching for a kidney donor. He firmly believes that his life saving angel is out there and prays for him/her everyday. Reginald is registered at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, Michigan. His transplant coordinator is Kimberly Smith (248-551-0955).
Medical advances and drugs have made it much easier for someone to be a compatible donor. In the past, living donors needed to be a close relative. Now, it’s more common that a living donor is not related to their recipient.
Steve
Steve Bundage has been on dialysis for 5 years and prays everyday for a life saving kidney. He has worked so hard to stay healthy while on dialysis. Steve is one of the most kind people you could meet and so we, along with Steve, hope you will consider being his hero.
Brittany
Brittany Du is 22 years old, vibrant, and funny. Every night Brittany does dialysis at home, called peritoneal dialysis. Brittany works part-time at her church which she says is her happy home. She loves God and loves sharing His message. “My future plan is to be equipped for transplant, then go back to serving God. I will continue to use my God-given gifts of teaching His children and serving at church through different ministries.”
Studies indicate that the less time the patient is on dialysis, the better the transplant outcome. Receiving a preemptive transplant and never going on dialysis leads to higher transplant success rates.
Michael Jr.
Mikey Flores Jr. is 11 years old and was born with a congenital kidney disease. In January, test results showed his only remaining kidney is deteriorating, rapidly. Every month his results have come back with less function and he is now in need of a kidney transplant. Mikey’s parents are humbling reaching out to the public for someone brave enough to get tested to be their son’s life saving kidney donor.
Transplant protocols can vary slightly from one transplant center to another, including how potential donors are evaluated. Because transplant centers try to be very careful and thorough, the evaluation process can take several months.
Did you know it’s been 65 years since the first organ transplant? Dr. Joseph Murray performed the first successful kidney transplant in 1954.
Zenzali
Since 2014, Joyce Benjamin has been going to dialysis at 5:00 am, three times a week for four hours. After working 32 years for the Department of Human Services (three of those years on dialysis), Joyce retired. She’s a mother of three, grandmother of eleven and great grandmother of seven. Her greatest cheerleader is her 83-year-old mother. Joyce says, “Dialysis is very difficult and hard on you. I need a kidney to help me live out my dreams and visions in this lifetime.”
You can change your mind at any time during the process. Your decision and reasons will be kept confidential.
Transplant recipients generally live twice as long as those who stay on dialysis and transplant recipients are not restricted by the challenging routine of dialysis therapy.
A living donor does not have to be a blood relative. A spouse, friend, coworker or anyone who is willing to help may be eligible to donate.