Anyone who’s even casually perused this website or read many of my posts knows that I’m not brave and I’m not a risk taker–nor am I remotely athletic or even especially selfless. A lot of people think that living donors are many if not all of those things.

One of the reasons I launched this website, in fact, was because I realized that my story of donating to my son is more relatable than most: we had no family history of chronic kidney disease and no risk factors. And surely there was nothing on my part that would have suggested a propensity for becoming a living donor. When I tell my story to lawmakers or legislative staffers, I often conclude by saying sincerely “what happened to my family can happen to any family.”

So, in addition to writing about it here–and of course, in our book, The Insider’s Guide to Living Kidney Donation–sometimes I write about living donation on Medium (I write about other things too!). That is, I’m looking for an audience that might not have a connection to kidney disease, donation, or transplant. I want to remove the veil and help people see that most living kidney donors are average people. Please check out my latest article.

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For related posts and information on my book, The Insider’s Guide to Living Kidney Donation, be sure to explore the rest of my website.