Beyond direct donation: what if your friends and family don’t match?

Mayra AlmendarezTransplant News

By Martha Gershun, Guest Blogger  As a living kidney donor, I often hear from people who have recently been diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) or have a relative who is a kidney patient.  These patients have usually been given little information about the advantages of living kidney donation and almost no guidance on how to maximize their chances of finding a donor.  Many providers, who are highly experienced in the medical and surgical …