June 18 marks 3 years on dialysis while waiting for a kidney transplant. Dialysis keeps me alive, but it isn’t a cure, and I’m still hoping for a donor.

If you’d like to learn more about my story or kidney donation through the National Kidney Registry, please visit and share:

https://nkr.org/PZG643

#KidneyTransplant #KidneyDonation #LivingDonor #Dialysis #ESKD

Michael Maattanen Needs a Kidney | Can You Help?

Michael Maattanen is seeking a living kidney donor. Paired exchange may allow you to help even if you’re not a direct match. Confidential screening takes only a few minutes.

National Kidney Registry

1 year warranty on my kidney expires today - been a year since my transplant day 🎂

#KidneyTransplant #KidneyTransplantation #KidneyDonation #KidneyDisease #ChronicKidneyDisease #CKD #ChronicIlness

Alberta woman marks 50 years with sister’s donated kidney: ‘I’ve been very lucky’
Beverly Sharp-Samograd received a kidney from her sister more than 50 years ago, which the Alberta woman says saved her life and allowed her to live it to the fullest.
#Health #GiveLifeAlberta #HealthMattersEdmonton #OrganAndTissueDonation
https://globalnews.ca/news/11802766/alberta-kidney-donation-50-years/
Alberta woman marks 50 years with sister’s donated kidney: ‘I’ve been very lucky’
Beverly Sharp-Samograd received a kidney from her sister more than 50 years ago, which the Alberta woman says saved her life and allowed her to live it to the fullest.
#Health #GiveLifeAlberta #HealthMattersEdmonton #OrganAndTissueDonation
https://globalnews.ca/news/11802766/alberta-kidney-donation-50-years/
Alberta woman marks 50 years with sister’s donated kidney: ‘I’ve been very lucky’
Beverly Sharp-Samograd received a kidney from her sister more than 50 years ago, which the Alberta woman says saved her life and allowed her to live it to the fullest.
#Health #GiveLifeAlberta #HealthMattersEdmonton #OrganAndTissueDonation
https://globalnews.ca/news/11802766/alberta-kidney-donation-50-years/
Alberta woman marks 50 years with sister’s donated kidney: ‘I’ve been very lucky’
Beverly Sharp-Samograd received a kidney from her sister more than 50 years ago, which the Alberta woman says saved her life and allowed her to live it to the fullest.
#Health #GiveLifeAlberta #HealthMattersEdmonton #OrganAndTissueDonation
https://globalnews.ca/news/11802766/alberta-kidney-donation-50-years/
Edmonton woman desperate for kidney donation turns to the community for help on World Kidney Day
An Alberta woman is reaching out to the public in hopes of find a living kidney donor after she entered end stage kidney failure.
#Health #EdmontonHealthMatters
https://globalnews.ca/news/11728026/edmonton-woman-desperate-for-kidney-donation-turns-to-the-community-for-help-on-world-kidney-day/
Edmonton woman desperate for kidney donation turns to the community for help on World Kidney Day
An Alberta woman is reaching out to the public in hopes of find a living kidney donor after she entered end stage kidney failure.
#Health #EdmontonHealthMatters
https://globalnews.ca/news/11728026/edmonton-woman-desperate-for-kidney-donation-turns-to-the-community-for-help-on-world-kidney-day/

This is my first video of my journey on the #KidneyDonation through #MethodistHospital

Check it out on YouTube, as it is currently going viral Mi Familia!

https://youtu.be/o6ENPCes0fc

Kidney Donation Journey – Kevin Odom's Story ❤️ #MentalHealthMatters #OrganDonation

YouTube

Other exciting updates: Mapping of Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano has progressed, and a vaccine for the Nipah virus is finally in Phase 2 trials! Social media is also being used positively to find living kidney donors.

#Science #Volcano #KidneyDonation