Blog

Living Donor Portrait: Monica Arce

Living Donor Portrait: Monica Arce

Monica, who works as a nurse mid-wife, welcomes babies into the world on a regular basis. As frequent witness to the miracle of life, perhaps it is no surprise that she volunteered to donate her kidney to her co-worker’s son Carlos, a young man who desperately needed a new kidney, but…

read more
Living Donor Portrait: Kari Alexander

Living Donor Portrait: Kari Alexander

Kari Alexander’s daughter used to be in a girl scout troop. As troop leader, Kari oftentimes interacted with parents including Brett, the father of one of the girls. Kari knew that Brett had polycystic kidney disease, but his health wasn’t a regular topic of conversation….

read more
The Living Kidney Donor Experience: What Can Be Improved?

The Living Kidney Donor Experience: What Can Be Improved?

About a year ago, WaitList Zero put out a call to the Living Kidney Donor Community to complete a short online survey. Our goal was to better understand the experience of Living Kidney Donors (LKDs). The response was big – 181 donors filled out the questionnaire. One...

read more
Waitlist Zero: One Year In

Waitlist Zero: One Year In

Waitlist Zero opened our doors a year ago with the mission of supporting living donors and living donation. It was founded by two kidney donors: myself and Thomas Kelly. Before then, no group represented kidney donors first and foremost. And believe me…

read more