Teen with kidney disease finds donor living minutes away A family's public plea leads to a stranger's selfless act and a second chance at life.

When 44-year-old Tim Fitzpatrick heard about a teen who needed a kidney transplant, he thought of his own young son, who also has health challenges. So he donated a kidney last month to save the teen's life! abcnews.com/GMA/Wellness... #KidneyDonor

Giving the selfless gift of a kidney | UCI Health | Orange County, CA After donating bone marrow for his brother’s successful battle with cancer, Chris Checchio wondered how else he could use his healthy body to save others. Then he heard a journalist share his positive...

California resident Chris Checchio had such a good experience donating bone marrow to his brother that he decided to donate a kidney to a stranger! “I realized immediately that was something I could do that would make a real difference,” he says. #KidneyDonor www.ucihealth.org/blog/2026/04...

Author's Guild Member Spotlight: Rachel Bennett Steury. A smiling middle aged white woman with long brown hair wearing a flowered tank top. She is holding a book Losing My Kidney and Finding My Voice: Confessions of a Living Donor. A Memoir by Rachel Bennett Steury. Foreword by NKDO Founder Ned Brooks. Afterword by Author J. Randy Johnson.

Thank you @authorsguild.org for giving me the Member Spotlight during #DonateLifeMonth when my memoir about organ donation is out. The timing couldn't have been any more appropriate! ☺️ 💙 ❤️💚 authorsguild.org/member-spotl...

#DonateLife #KidneyDonor #Memoir #Author

Meet UU authors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City on April 19th. The UU Literary Jam is from 11:30 - 1pm and the public is warmly invited to attend. 12355 Moorpark St, Studio City, CA.

Los Angeles friends, join me and my fellow Unitarian Universalist authors in Studio City on April 19th. Come for the collector edition bookmark, stay for the books!
#Books #writing #author #LosAngeles #DonateLife #KidneyDonor

Today on "Living Donor Appreciation Day" I am thankful for the fabulous and brilliant doctors that did my surgery 3 months ago. The recipient, my brother, is thriving. Man I love science.... #kidneydonor

2 first responders separated by nearly 3,000 miles forever united by kidney donation: "We're connected for life" Lucas Gorelick, an EMT and college student, said he wanted to make a difference in the life of another first responder when he looked into organ donation.

EMT and college student Lucas Gorelick donated a kidney to a fellow first responder through Kidneys for Communities, a nonprofit that helps connect potential donors to a community that they care about: www.cbsnews.com/news/first-r... #KidneyDonor

A perfect match: Dana captured Miguel's heart decades ago. Now she has his kidney too. Miguel became his wife's hero, superman and lifesaver when Dana was suffering from stage 5 kidney disease and needed a new kidney.

Colorado resident Miguel Ramirez donated a kidney to his wife - 30 years after they met on a blind date! Rock on! #KidneyDonor www.uchealth.org/today/stage-...

Bodybuilding legend Lee Haney seeks living kidney donor as family goes public with health struggles - Replaye Eight-time Mr. Olympia champion Lee Haney is urgently seeking a living kidney donor after his son revealed the bodybuilding legend's kidney is failing.

Bodybuilding legend Lee Haney seeks living kidney donor as family goes public with health struggles
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Virginia man saves father-in-law's life after COVID diagnosis: 'Thought it was too good to be true' A Chesterfield County man is donating his kidney to his father-in-law after a 2020 COVID diagnosis led to kidney failure and a need for a transplant.

Today Virginia resident Chandler McLaughlin is donating a kidney to his father-in-law! "I want my future kids to have their grandfather. My grandfather was extremely impactful in my life," he said: www.wtvr.com/news/local-n... #KidneyDonor

Greater Cincinnati woman reaches peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro after donating kidney A Greater Cincinnati woman and living kidney donor has accomplished an incredible milestone.

Congratulations to Cincinnati resident Nicole Harris, who donated a kidney to her mom and recently hiked to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro with over a dozen other kidney donors to celebrate World Kidney Day on March 12! Rock on! www.wlwt.com/article/moun... #Kidneydonor

Inspired by His Wife’s Donation, Utah Man Donates Kidney A Utah man was inspired to donate a kidney after watching his wife give one to her mother. David Garey, just 24 years old, donated to an anonymous recipient through the paired kidney exchange program ...

Utah resident David Garey, 24, decided to donate a kidney to a stranger after his wife donated a kidney to her mom! Rock on! healthcare.utah.edu/patient-stor... #KidneyDonor

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The Transplant Games are coming to Denver this June - and there will be an attempt to break the record for the most living organ donors in one place! You can join the fun by registering to compete (or simply walk in the 5K) ... Let's Go! www.transplantgamesofamerica.org #KidneyDonor #transplant

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Kidney donor braves blizzard for Boston transplant surgery A kidney donor drove nearly 18 hours through a blizzard to reach Boston in time for a life-saving transplant at Tufts Medical Center.

Here's to Kelley Nixon, who drove 18 hours through a blizzard to be able to donate a kidney! Her plane from Alaska to Massachusetts was hung up in Chicago due to weather, so she and her husband rented a car and made the drive to Boston: #KidneyDonor www.wcvb.com/article/kidn...

Congratulations to actor/director/kidney donor Jessie Eisenberg for being named one of Time Magazine's 100 Health honorees! He donated a kidney to a stranger at the end of December: time.com/collections/... #kidneydonor

Livingstone College president reunites with kidney donor Livingstone College president shares the process of getting a kidney transplant.

North Carolina resident Heather Patrek donated a kidney to save the life of Livingstone College President Dr. Anthony Davis because she read a newspaper article about his need for a donor - and she admired the work he was doing at the HBCU. Rock on! www.wbtv.com/2026/02/18/l... #KidneyDonor

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Improving access to living #kidneydonor transplantation: a #patientoriented approach to living donor and transplant processes.
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Love match: wife donates kidney to husband | Alberta Health Services 'She gave me another life we can share together for many more years'

It's going to be a special Valentine's Day for Canadian couple Cairie-Ann and Steven Hofer b/c she donated a kidney to save her husband's life! "She gave me another life—and we now can share it together for many more years." Here's to love! #KidneyDonor www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/Page196...

Living Donor Appeal *PLEASE SHARE* Hello, my name is Heather and I am looking for a living kidney donor with blood type O Positive or O Negative, to save my life. I've been living with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (...

My friend Heather needs a new kidney and is looking for a living donor. She lives here in Canada. Please consider sharing her appeal.

#Lupus #Kidney #Donor #KidneyDonor

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Opinion | Want to Make a Difference? Donate Your Kidney.

Here's a thoughtful op-ed from kidney donor German Lopez. As he writes, "Donating a kidney offers an opportunity to do something big. If you’re sick of reading the news and feeling like nothing you do matters, charity can be an antidote. It was for me." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o... #KidneyDonor

Michael Maattanen Needs a Kidney | Can You Help? Michael Maattanen Needs a Kidney | Can You Help?

New year, new hope. I’m searching for a living kidney donor. I’d love to get my energy and life back to pursue my indie author dreams and share my vision — no pun intended. Please consider being tested or sharing. 💙 nkr.org/PZG643 #KidneyDonor #DonateLife

Hillsborough teacher receives life-saving kidney transplant thanks to fellow teacher: ‘We’re kidney sisters’ A Hillsborough County teacher started the new year with a renewed sense of health and hope, thanks to a fellow educator who answered her call for help.

Florida teacher Jenna Folker donated a kidney to save the life of a fellow teacher! www.fox13news.com/news/living-... #KidneyDonor

Son donates kidney to save his father's life, bringing healing and hope to a family mourning the loss of one parent After losing their mother, a son donates a kidney to save his dad, bringing hope and showing the life-changing power of organ donation.

Soon after losing his beloved mother to cancer, Francisco Javier Aguayo, 26, donated a kidney to save his father's life! "I love my father. I love my family. And I would have given any part of my body to save my mother." www.uchealth.org/today/son-do... #KidneyDonor

BGHS teacher seeks to donate a kidney to a student in need - The Reflector A pair of strangers who frequent the same hallway could become so connected, their lives could be changed forever, together.  Barry Dehler, a Battle Ground High School teacher, has stepped &he...

Good luck to Washington high school teacher Barry Dehler, who hopes to donate a kidney to a student! #KidneyDonor www.thereflector.com/stories/bghs...

‘I’ve given someone the extra years my friend was denied’: how losing Dawn led me to donate a kidney After a friend died from kidney disease, nurse Charlotte Blake, 58, from Warwickshire, decided to give someone on the transplant waiting list the ultimate gift

U.K. nurse Charlotte Blake, 58, donated a kidney to a stranger after her friend died of kidney disease. "I decided that I didn’t want to waste the opportunity to help someone else by dwelling on what-ifs," she said. Woohoo! www.theguardian.com/out-of-the-o... #KidneyDonor

Michael Maattanen Needs a Kidney | Can You Help? Michael Maattanen Needs a Kidney | Can You Help?

New year, new hope.
I’m searching for a living kidney donor. Starting 2026 with a potential match could change my life. If you can’t donate, sharing truly helps. 💙
nkr.org/PZG643
#KidneyDonor #LivingDonor #DonateLife #KidneyTransplant #NKR

'A perfect match': Central Ohio wife to donate kidney to husband with genetic disease Shaun Carmichael has polycystic kidney disease. He needs a transplant, and his wife is a match to donate.

Ohio resident Amanda Carmichael will celebrate the new year by donating a kidney to her husband, who said, "A lot of couples get to say they married their best friend. Not many of them get to say that they married their hero." Rock on! #kidneydonor www.10tv.com/article/news... #kidneydonor

Michael Maattanen Needs a Kidney | Can You Help? Michael Maattanen Needs a Kidney | Can You Help?

I’m searching for a living kidney donor. A Christmas—or whichever holiday you celebrate—miracle to start 2026 with a potential match would mean everything. If you or someone you know can help, please donate or share. 💙
nkr.org/PZG643
#KidneyDonor #Transplant

Michael Maattanen Needs a Kidney | Can You Help? Michael Maattanen Needs a Kidney | Can You Help?

🙏 I’m seeking a living kidney donor — you could save a life. Learn more or share my story: nkr.org/PZG643 💛 Happy Holidays and Merry New Year! Every share brings me closer to a transplant. Thank you. #KidneyDonor #DonateLife #LivingDonor #KidneyTransplant #OrgansSaveLives #GiveHope

Kidneys for Kindness supports woman who donated kidney to her sister in NH A woman is being recognized for her kindness after donating a kidney to her sister in New Hampshire.

Congratulations to New Hampshire resident Erin McGrail, who received an $8,000 check from the nonprofit Kidneys for Kindness after donating a kidney to save her sister's life! www.wmur.com/article/kidn... #KidneyDonor