DONOR | Stanley's Story

Stanley Wujtewicz

LIVING Kidney DONOR NEEDED

Help my watch my grandchildren grow.

My name is Stanley Wujtewicz. I'm 78 years old and retired. I live with my wife who is also retired. Three years ago my left kidney was removed because of cancer. The hope was that my right kidney would make up for the left. However, my right kidney was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease. I am currently on dialysis. But the doctors say my best alternative is a living donor transplant. I' m looking for people willing to donate a kidney, which would allow me to watch my grand children grow up.

I'm on peritoneal dialysis and treat for 10 and 1/2 hours ever night. My wife is a great help. The thing I miss most is being able to play golf with my long time friends. But the dialysis makes me tired.

The ability to play golf and do yard work.

If after reading my story you feel that you are willing able to donate a kidney to improve my quality of life. And get me back outdoors. You can start the process confidentially.

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Become Stanley Wujtewicz's Donor

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

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Yale New Haven Transplantation Center

333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520

(866) 925-3897 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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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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