The Ebo Kidney Association

Our Team

Our amazing team of volunteers are committed to helping others and dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease. We connect patients, their family members and caregivers with trained peer mentors who are positive role models and can share their experiences about dialysis, transplant or living kidney donation. We take our convictions and turn them into action.

Being an Organ Donor | Are You a Match

Have you ever thought about donating an organ? Who can be a living kidney donor?

To donate a kidney, you must be in good physical and mental health.As a general rule, you should be 18 years or older.

There are some medical conditions that could prevent you from being a living donor.These include having uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, HIV, hepatitis, or acute infections.

What are the advantages of living donation over deceased donation?

Kidney transplants performed from living donors may have several advantages compared to transplants performed from deceased donors:

Some living donor transplants are done between family members who are genetically similar. A better genetic match lessens the risk of rejection. A kidney from a living donor usually functions immediately, because the kidney is out of the body for a very short time. Potential donors can be tested ahead of time to find the donor who is most compatible with the recipient. The transplant can take place at a time convenient for both the donor and recipient.

We focus on making the maximum positive effort in the fight against Kidney Disease. With just a simple blood test, it can be determined if a recipient and a potential donor are a kidney match.

To get started, there will be an evaluation process. This process is meant to protect the donor. It ensures that the donor is healthy enough to donate a kidney. If at any point in the evaluation process a donor decide not to donate, the transplant team will provide assistance in respectfully declining.

Our Mission | Raising Awareness

Seeing a need for energetic, nonprofit work in this area, we formed our organization to provide solutions and raise awareness to support those who battle Kidney Disease.

We are dedicated to awareness, prevention and improving the understanding of kidney disease. Our partners and volunteers provide the momentum that helps us affect change.

Kidney disease awareness is important. About 15% of US adults have CKD, though many don't realize it. Symptoms of often don't appear until late stages. Ask your doctor about your kidney health.

1 in 3 American adults is at risk for kidney disease. What puts you at risk for kidney disease? Major risk factors include diabetes, high blood pressure, a family history of kidney failure and being age 60 or older.

Kidney disease often has no symptoms, and it can go undetected until very advanced. But a simple urine test can tell you if you have kidney disease. Remember, it's important to get tested because early detection and treatment can slow or prevent the progression of kidney disease.

Advocacy is more than just writing letters and meeting with your local and State representatives. It is important to spread the word on social media about your advocacy efforts and your story.

We work with groups of like-minded doctors, dieticians, social workers and various kidney disease specialist who are dedicated to developing comprehensive and holistic concepts of prevention, early detection, and management of patients with kidney disease.

FEATURED CAMPAIGN PROGRAM

We are asking you to consider registering to be a Kidney Donor

Because a person can live with only one kidney, living donation offers another choice for some transplant candidates. The average waiting time for a donor kidney from a deceased donor is 3 to 5 years. A kidney from a living donor offers patients an alternative to years of dialysis and time on the national transplant waiting list. With living donation, a patient may be able to receive a transplant in 1 year or less. After donation, the living organ donor’s remaining kidney will enlarge, doing the work of 2 healthy kidneys.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How can you help and what is the first step to help save someone's life?

Go online and sign up today to have a quick and easy blood test by visiting https://www.utswlivingdonor.org and you will see the section that says: Living Kidney Donor CLICK HERE which will take you to a short questionnaire form to complete.

What is the testing process?

Once you complete the online questionnaire form, if you qualify you will be called for a simple blood test to confirm that you are a match. If you still choose to move forward, you will have a separate team of healthcare professionals to evaluate you as a living donor. Their job is to help you fully understand the process and look out for YOUR best interests.

We are asking you to consider registering to be a Kidney Donor

Who can be a living donor?

Family members are often the most likely to be compatible living kidney donors, but many people undergo successful transplants with kidneys donated from people who are not related to them. Living donors will have a full medical exam, must be at least 18 years old, and in good physical and mental health. Different transplant centers have different limits on who can donate.