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The National Kidney Registry is dedicated to increasing living kidney donation, ensuring better donor-recipient matches, and providing comprehensive support and protections for living donors.

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What is a Living Donor? Your Guide to Living Organ Donation

EJ Tamez, NKR Director, Patient Coaching

A living donor is a person who chooses to donate an organ or a portion of an organ to someone in need while they are still alive. The most common organ donated by a living person is a kidney, but you can also donate a portion of your liver. In the United States, approximately 30% of organ donations are from living donors and 70% are from deceased donors.

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Kidney Donor Stories

My Kidney Donation Story: Alan Reeves

Alan Reeves

My wife Renee came to me one day and mentioned Leon Hammond's story and asked if I had heard about his need for a kidney transplant. He was the athletic director of a local school, but I had never met him. I was really touched when I saw pictures of his kids. As a father myself, I felt like I needed to get involved.

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