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Felicia Maszczak

LIVING Kidney DONOR NEEDED

Give the Gift of Life

My name is Felicia and I have kidney failure. I was 20 years old when I developed diabetes, 15 years later I was told my kidney function was at 20%. I held it at 20% for 10 years. 2018 my kidney function fell below 10% and I was placed on dialysis. February of 2022 I received a kidney and pancreas transplant from a cadaver but unfortunately, less than a year later it completely failed and I’m back on dialysis . My transplant team strongly suggested looking for a living kidney donor as my best chance for survival. I am a mother of 3 and grandmother to a very special little boy who I take care of 24/7. I would really love to get off dialysis and have energy to run around and play with my grandson. Please, if someone would consider being my living donor I would greatly appreciate it.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday I’m up really early to sit at dialysis for 3 1/2 hours just to come home and nap because dialysis is so draining. I miss going away on vacation

A new transplant would mean a new start on the next chapter of my life

Please Share your Spare, give someone the gift of life

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Become Felicia Maszczak's Donor

If you are considering being a living donor please use links below to contact Felicia Maszczak's Transplant Center. Begin by completing the donor questionnaire

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Johns Hopkins Hospital

1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD, 21287

(410) 614-9345 Email Transplant Center

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Medical expenses for living organ donors are 100% covered, and inquires from potential donors are 100% confidential! Contact the Transplant Center to learn more about living donation.

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Share the Importance of Living Donation

There are currently 120,000 people waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant in the U.S. Of these, 100,000 await kidney transplants.

The median wait time for a kidney transplant is 3-5 years and can vary depending on health, compatibility, and where you live.

In 2014, 17,107 kidney transplants took place in the U.S. Of these, 11,570 came from deceased donors and 5,537 came from living donors.

Every 14 minutes someone is added to the kidney transplant waitlist.

A kidney from a living donor lasts longer and begins functioning more quickly than a kidney from a deceased donor.

In 1995, kidney donation became minimally invasive with a procedure called laparoscopic nephrectomy, which only requires four small incisions. Hospital stay is typically only 3 days after this operation.

Not blood type compatible with your recipient to be a living donor? Kidney Paired Donation (the “kidney swap” program) enables incompatible candidates with a living donor to receive a kidney from a compatible donor.

Last year, over 700 living donor kidney transplants occurred using Kidney Paired Donation.

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