Some people might consider scrolling through Facebook to be just a waste of time, but for Guillermo Solares, it literally saved his life.
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National Kidney Registry Now Offers Microsite Coach Check-In Webinars
The National Kidney Registry is now conducting microsite coach check-in webinars, a new initiative designed to support patients who are working with a microsite coach as part of their search for a living kidney donor. Microsite check-in webinars offer patients a chance to connect with their coach, ask questions, and receive practical guidance on how …
Read MoreMaryland woman donates kidney to her older sister: “she saved my life”
On April 1, 2025, Dr. Lisa Carchedi gave her older sister, Gina Warsaw, a kidney and a chance at a longer life.
Read MoreA perfect donor match in and out of the operating room
Kidney failure impacts millions of people worldwide, but for one local couple, the fight against it took a remarkable turn.
Read MoreThe National Kidney Registry Announces its 1,000th Microsite Transplant
Today, the National Kidney Registry (NKR) achieved a significant milestone: the 1,000th microsite patient to receive a living donor transplant. It took the NKR approximately six years to facilitate 1,000 kidney paired donation (KPD) transplants from its inception in 2008. Today, the NKR is facilitating approximately 2,000 KPD transplants per year. The Microsite Program is …
Read MoreFrom Pacific to Atlantic: life-saving kidney transplant gives military spouse a second chance at life
A U.S. Marine Corps spouse is thriving today because of a life-saving 2024 kidney transplant and collaboration between Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Tripler Army Medical Center.
Read More‘I’ve got my life back’: how kidney donation transformed a family
Rachel Bennett calls her kidney “Emma”, in tribute to her sister who donated it so she could reclaim her life after kidney disease.
Read MoreShe shared her story of life on dialysis. Now she has a new kidney: “God found me the perfect match”
After 10 years on dialysis, and just days after the story of her long wait for a transplant was featured on “CBS Sunday Morning,” LaQuayia “LQ” Goldring, 35, has a new kidney.
Read MoreFive years later: how one act made former Leidos exec Gerry Fasano part of a life-saving chain
Slipping out after a black tie event, the Leidos president of defense climbed into his sedan and prepared to drive home. But a bumper sticker on the car in front of him caught his eye. It said, “Help, kidney needed . . . blood type O-negative.”
Read MoreA lifesaving gift: North Charleston Police officer gives thanks to unexpected hero
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.
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