In 2016, EJ’s brother was experiencing kidney failure; undergoing dialysis, and waiting for a kidney transplant. EJ described his brother then as “shy,” “reserved” and never someone to ask anything from anyone—especially asking anyone to consider donating a kidney. He could remember how weak his brother was. His brother struggled with daily activities he should […]
Power Players – Mike and Joy
Last October, Joy decided she wanted to be a living kidney donor. She didn’t have a recipient in mind, but she filled out a questionnaire and was told she could proceed with medical testing. “I just woke up one day and decided I wanted to be a donor,” Joy said. A couple of […]
Power Player – Shawn
Shawn recently celebrated his first kidney transplant anniversary, thanks to his friend and living donor, John. Over 15 years ago, Shawn met John at a church retreat in Miami. The two became fast friends, and Shawn shared that he had Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). When Shawn explained how PKD leads to kidney failure, John immediately […]
Power Player – Michael L.
In April 2018, Detective Lollo saw an NYPD Intranet posting about another police officer that needed a kidney. Michael inquired about donating but did not receive a response. Michael didn’t think about living donation again until September 2018, when he saw an article about Marc Weiner, a man who had a Times Square billboard donated […]
Power Player – Tyler
Several years ago, Tyler overheard a conversation about living kidney donation. This topic always stuck with him, although it would take several years for the idea to come to fruition. Tyler was in a work accident in 2009, which left Tyler with an amputated foot. “I learned to live with missing parts, so I knew […]
