Two weeks ago today, I donated a kidney. This morning I woke up in my own bed, 2,666 miles away. The morning sun streamed in my window. I took a moment to assess my recovery: I slept well. I rolled out of bed with very little discomfort. I went downstairs and got my...
Picture of Kidney donor Anna and the recipient of her “spare kidney” after completing the Palm Springs Tram Road challenge post transplant I am of the mindset that, “if we can, we should”. What I mean by this is, there is a lot of bad in the world that we...
I’m reaching out to share my story as a living kidney donor for my daughter, Sofia. This experience has been nothing short of life-changing—for both of us. Sofia was diagnosed with FSGS (Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis) in 2020, during the height of the pandemic....
A K-State student shares his own living donor experience. Hopefully, by the time this article is published, dozens of Wildcats have already begun the screening process to see if they get to be the one to save Zoe Schumacher from the suffering of dialysis. On Aug. 30,...
