Most of my kidney-related milestones mark the number of years since I donated to my son (2006), who was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease when he was in college. This month I get to celebrate a different kind of milestone: one year since I launched this website! I didn’t know what to expect when I set out to lend a helping hand to anyone who might remotely be considering being evaluated as a living donor. I wanted to offer reliable, accessible resources about donation, offering the candid perspective of someone who’d been there.
It’s been a rewarding learning process all the while, and I am fairly pleased with the results and the response. At this point numbers may not mean much, but they’re still pretty interesting. Here’s what the numbers tell us about the response (as of March 2020):
Visitors: 3,000+
Views: nearly 5,000
Countries: 41; the vast majority of visitors are naturally from the U.S., but Canada, the U.K., India, and Australia each had more than 50.
Ranking: no. 9 of “Top 30 Kidney Donor Blogs, Websites & Influencers in 2020”
Top Posts:
Just How Unlikely Is It for a Donor to Need a Transplant?
Wondering Who Gave a Kidney to Stevie Wonder?
Kidney Swaps and Vouchers and Chains, Oh My!
What Do These Celebrities Have in Common?
5 (Big) Benefits of Live Donation—For the Donor
Here are a few posts that I wish had gotten more attention:
Howl the Owl and Brenda Cortez Help Kids Grasp Organ Donation
Kidney Vouchers Are Even Cooler Than You Thought
Health Materials in Plain English
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