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I Feel Like I Am 30 Years Younger: Richard Gibson’s Kidney Transplant Story

August 21, 2026

I was a very active and healthy individual with no real medical issues or concerns. Then one day in 2012, out of nowhere, I got severe pains in my lower back and abdominal area. My wife took me to the hospital, and there we found out that I had a hereditary kidney disease called polycystic kidney disease (PKD). At that moment, our lives changed. We went from a routine life…

How to Engage Your Faith Community in Your Kidney Donor Search

August 19, 2026

For many patients searching for a living kidney donor, faith communities can be powerful sources of support. Churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and other places of worship can provide not only prayer and encouragement, but also a way to share your story with people who may feel called to help. Talking about your medical journey in front of a congregation or with faith leaders can feel overwhelming, but remember that these…

The National Kidney Registry Welcomes Froedtert Hospital as a Microsite Center of Excellence

August 21, 2026

The National Kidney Registry (NKR) is proud to welcome Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as its 30th Microsite Center of Excellence (MCE), honoring the transplant center’s outstanding success in using the NKR’s Microsite Program to help patients find living kidney donors. The NKR created the MCE program to establish a set of best practices for microsite use, provide training resources to help transplant centers optimize microsite use, and improve donor recruitment…

Rockford coworkers use National Kidney Registry for successful transplant

August 14, 2026

Two longtime coworkers and neighbors turned to the National Kidney Registry's paired program to make a life-saving kidney transplant possible when they weren't compatible matches.