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Is there an age limit for donating a kidney? It’s a question many potential kidney donors ask, and Sander Orent has the answer. Sander donated his kidney at age 72 through the Voucher Program to secure a kidney for his wife of 40 years. This is Sander’s story. My wife first went into renal failure …
If you are considering becoming a living kidney donor, you may be wondering if donating a kidney shortens your life or whether donating a kidney affects life expectancy. In fact, multiple studies have shown that not only does donating a kidney not shorten your lifespan, living kidney donors actually tend to live longer than non-donors.
If you are an athlete, either recreationally or competitively, you may be wondering how donating a kidney will affect your fitness and athletic performance. Will you be able to exercise after kidney donation? Can kidney donor athletes still perform at peak levels? Here’s what you need to know about kidney donation and athletic performance. If …
If you have decided to donate a kidney to someone—a family member, friend, or even a specific stranger whose story you found inspiring—it can be devastating to learn that you are not a medical match and are therefore unable to donate your kidney directly to your intended recipient. The good news is, by donating through …
I was familiar with kidney donation, but I’d always thought you could only donate to a family member. Then I met Stephanie through my Bible study group and learned she was about to have her second kidney transplant. A friend of Stephanie’s mother donated on her behalf, allowing her to receive a life-giving transplant. Praying …
What happens when you want to donate a kidney to a specific person, but you are not a match? That’s what happened to Sophia Jackson, who learned that Brooklyn police officer Vadrien Alston needed a kidney and decided she wanted to donate a kidney to her. This is Sophia’s story. About a year ago, I …
It’s over. I won. Today’s sixth stage started at about 6:30 a.m. and six and a half hours later, I won the stage and the race as well. (But it’s never as simple as that, is it? I’ll put a pin in that thought and come back to it later.) My top competitor, a Japanese …
We’re on a day off today due to weather. I’m still ahead by about 6.7 kilometers with one stage to go tomorrow. I thought I’d write just a little about the environment and how I’m doing physically at this point. “Beautiful and malevolent” were the words used in a guidebook I flipped through before departure—and …
Today was a game of last man standing—and at the end, I was still up. After five stages I’m up by 6.7 kilometers on second place. After tying for first on Stage 1, I’ve won all the stages since. (They’ve had a hard time with mistakes in record-keeping, but have fixed those mistakes when pointed …