First, you take a digital online screen survey. This questionnaire will ask a few general questions about your health to get a better idea of whether or not you could be a potential candidate for donation. This could include factors such as your own health, your weight, good or bad health habits, etc. They want to make sure both you and I would come out of this okay and not make things worse for either of us! The big green button below should take you right to the survey if you’re interested in giving it a shot.

Second, if you pass the survey questionnaire, they’ll let you know that they will give you a call shortly. All this call is, is a coordination to setup an appointment for some blood drawing. They’re going to grab a few vials of blood and then compare it to the data that they have on me to see how likely it is that we’re a direct match or not. This processing period can take upwards of up to 90 days.

Third, the physical and mental evaluation is scheduled. This is where they’ll both setup a time for you to go pee in a cup for a urinalysis, and then setup an appointment where they’ll assess your physical and mental health to ensure that post-transplant you would be absolutely okay. We don’t want any doubts from anybody in this life-changing process.

If we receive the green light at this point, I believe the transplant date is scheduled for us, you become my best friend and then I can start drinking water as much as I want again. HECK YEAH!

DO I NEED TO BE A DIRECT MATCH?

No, you don’t! The transplant program has a lovely organ-swap system, so if you donate in my name and we aren’t a direct match, I’ll still move up to the top of the line and trade with another patient/donor duo that has the kidney I need since I “have” the kidney they need. Super cool!