The donor guide
Where are you right now?
Living donation looks different depending on how close you are standing to it. Pick the sentence that sounds like you, and the guide meets you there — no account, no commitment, and nothing about your reading is shared with anyone.
“I just heard about this”
Maybe you read a story, or a friend brought it up. Here is the plain version of what it is — with nothing asked of you.
“I'm seriously thinking about it”
Money, risk, time off work, and whether you would even qualify — with sources, and with the uncomfortable parts said plainly.
“I want to find out if I could donate”
Here is exactly what the first step is, what happens after it, and the two ways to take it.
My Kidney Story does not collect, store, or evaluate medical information, and nothing on this page is medical advice. Donor eligibility is determined solely by a transplant center after its own independent evaluation.