Yay! Just got a call from the coordinator and my my lab results came back fine. Well my good cholesterol was a little low, but nothing that would stop the process. The next step is to do another set of labs. I’ll have to swing by this week to pick up another urine jug and […]

I’ve not had a soda since lunch on Saturday, so I’m almost three days without at the moment.  It’s much easier to avoid having one when I’m at home though.  When going to lunch with the group at work it’s harder to avoid.  But I’m proud that I’m doing better than the one per day […]

At this point only a few people know what I’m doing.  Obviously my wife Michele knows and  is very supportive (though apprehensive and understandably worried as well).  I told my boss yesterday since this will eventually require several weeks away from work.  I’ve also shared my plans with Bryce, Kerri, and Amy whose story helped […]

I’ll admit my first thought about doing this was motivated by an article I had read several years ago about a person’s experience at having received a kidney from an anonymous donor.  I wish I still had the link to it.  I was moved, but not enough.  Later I saw and read this from my […]

So, I got a call from someone at CMC today regarding my application to be a donor.  She asked me several follow-up questions based on the information that I had provided and answered the few questions that I had.  They are putting a package in the mail to me to collect urine for my initial […]

I finished my donor packet form this morning and placed it in the mail.   Now I wait.  The form didn’t have any information about non-directed living donations though.  So now I’m curious what the next step will be.  I know there are psych screenings involved to make sure that the donor is doing so […]

And with this packet begins my journey to be an anonymous living kidney donor. I’ve been considering doing this for years, but now it’s time I commit to doing it.