Living Anonymous Donation

Testimonials From Living Anonymous Donors

"I feel like a million bucks. I wish I had nine more kidneys to donate."

"I'm not wealthy. I'm not a celebrity. I'm not a doctor. But I have a kidney to give."

"Several years ago, I saw a news story about a young boy that needed a liver transplant. I thought to myself that there must have been lots of others in need of an organ transplant. I wanted to help in some way. I had always considered organ donation after death, but giving a kidney to someone I didn't know allowed me to help now. I wouldn't think twice about doing it again."

"Our society is so materialisitc…sometimes we need to do things to help others."

Why living Donation?

Approximately 300 patients are currently waiting for a kidney transplant in BC.

Average wait time during 2006 for a kidney patient in BC was 80.4 months or 6.7 Years, some people wait as long as 8-10 years, and some won't survive that wait.
The wait time for kidney patients is steadily increasing each year as need far outweighs
the availability of organs for transplant. Live donation eliminates the long wait times that potential recipients face when waiting for a kidney from a deceased donor.

Kidney recipient survival rate from a non-related donor:

1 Year
3 Year
5 Year

98.2%
97.2%
97.2%

Since 1999 more kidney's in BC are donated from LIVE donors compared to the number of kidneys from deceased donors. This increase in live donation is a growing trend as the waitlists continue to rise and the availability of organs from deceased donors declines. 2006 saw a record number of living donor kidney transplants - 101.

Common Diseases That Lead to Kindey Failure:
Diabetes (adult, juvenile)
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Polycystic kidney disease

Benefits:
The surgery can be scheduled at a time that is optimal for both the donor and the recipient.

The recipient does not have to wait for years on the deceased donor waitlist.
Kidney transplants from live donors are generally more successful compared to transplants from deceased donation.

For more information about live kidney donation click here

How to be a Living Donor for an Anonymous Recipient:

Interested in becoming a live kidney donor?

Any person interested in live kidney donation should contact one of the two living anonymous donor programs in BC: Vancouver General Hospital: 604-875-5182 St. Paul�s Hospital: 604-806-9027.

Potential living anonymous donors will be sent an information package providing specific information on the living anonymous donation study and procedures that will follow when the donor chooses to move forward.

All donors are assessed through a number of medical examinations to ensure they are physically and psychologically fit to continue with the donation process.

At all times during the course of assessment the potential live donor has the ability to OPT OUT for any reason.

Both the living donor and the kidney recipient will remain anonymous to one another both before and after the transplant has taken place, ensuring the donation is made for altruistic reasons.

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Contact Information

For more information please contact:
Vancouver General Hospital: 604-875-5182
St. Paul�s Hospital: 604-806-9027