tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088446340486979865.post4124488436110170680..comments2023-07-23T03:40:29.109-07:00Comments on Cara Yesawich, Non-Designated Living Kidney Donor: The Importance of Early Education on Kidney Transplant OptionsCarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096413205439763859noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088446340486979865.post-68384159289615038402010-07-17T12:29:03.150-07:002010-07-17T12:29:03.150-07:00Jan,
Please email me if you wish to let me know ab...Jan,<br />Please email me if you wish to let me know about your experience. I donated a kidney to my father only one day prior to your donation! I would love to cate with you about your experience.<br /><br />Lea Hanan<br />leahanan@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088446340486979865.post-40343774423228402132010-06-03T22:09:36.014-07:002010-06-03T22:09:36.014-07:00Jan,
Thank you so much for your post.
The Nationa...Jan,<br /><br />Thank you so much for your post.<br />The National Kidney Registry is an EXCELLENT place to start, especially for those who may not be in a major city to help find the closest transplant program for those who wish to donate. Thank you for adding them to the list of excellent resources.<br /><br />Jan, I wish you the VERY best on your journey to donate on June <br />29th and I do hope you will keep in contact with me to let me know how you are doing. I would love to feature your story when you are feeling well enough after your recovery to write. Thank you so much...for Making Life Happen!Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02096413205439763859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088446340486979865.post-41666352470955535712010-06-02T17:29:05.314-07:002010-06-02T17:29:05.314-07:00Cara,
Thanks so much for your informative blog. ...Cara,<br /><br />Thanks so much for your informative blog. We have much in common as I too am scheduled to become an alturistic donor on 29 June. I am passionate about this cause and wanted you to have one more resource to pass around. I registered with the National Kidney Registry<br />https://www.kidneyregistry.org<br />and they hooked me up with a medical center for my donation. You have inspired me to start my own blog as know the more we talk about it the more people will be drawn towards donation themselves.<br /><br />Jan GJan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730874602741165138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088446340486979865.post-24950519546840456032010-06-02T08:35:01.839-07:002010-06-02T08:35:01.839-07:00Cara,
I could not agree with you more! Having gon...Cara, <br />I could not agree with you more! Having gone down this road with my brother, who died last June 22 needing a kidney, I am still extremely frustrated that he was not provided sufficient information at the beginning of his journey. I have since learned of so much more information and procedures that we could have researched, had we known. <br /><br />I pray that LKDN will be the spring board for a vehicle to provide current, accurate information to anyone and everyone who is facing kidney failure, for whatever reason. Physicians and hospitals need this information in order to share it with their patients. Currently, it is just pure luck if you are affiliated with a hospital/physician who is agressive regarding the latest means of identifying transplant donors, especially the method of paired donation and "unending chains" due to the gift from an alturistic donor, like you. <br /><br />Is there grant money out there for the development of an "educational" DVD, such as you have proposed? <br /><br />In any case, keep posting and maintain that energy and enthusiasm for such a great cause.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com