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My Kidney Transplant Story: Prince LaCarlous Jackson

July 4, 2025

On February 3, 2022, I was diagnosed with kidney failure. My life was turned upside down. I began dialysis treatments three days a week, each session lasting four long hours in a chair. At the time, I was living in Memphis, Tennessee, and the emotional and physical toll was unlike anything I had ever experienced. But I refused to let the diagnosis define me. I made a commitment to myself:…

Should You Start Looking for a Living Kidney Donor Before You Need a Kidney Transplant?

July 25, 2025

If you’ve been diagnosed with a type of chronic kidney disease (CKD), including polycystic kidney disease (PKD), diabetic kidney disease, or hypertensive nephropathy, you may feel like you’re always waiting—waiting for symptoms to get worse, for your kidney function to decline, for the day when you finally need a transplant. That day may still be years away. But waiting too long to start planning can make things much harder down…

National Kidney Registry Launches New Donor Education Videos on Patient Microsites

June 6, 2025

The National Kidney Registry (NKR) is pleased to announce that all kidney patient microsites now include three animated videos designed to help potential living kidney donors better understand the donation process. The videos include: Donating on Behalf of a Microsite Patient – an overview of how the microsite program works and how donors can donate for a specific patient What is Donor Shield – a summary of the support and…

A lifesaving gift: North Charleston Police officer gives thanks to unexpected hero

July 17, 2025

In August, Jonathan Donnelly was diagnosed with Stage Five kidney disease and was told he’d need to go on dialysis. Nearly a year later, Donnelly’s dreams came true, as he received a kidney from his boss’s wife.