Shining the light on
Kidney Transplant

Marion County Kidney Foundation supports local kidney transplant opportunities by offering a Bridge to Transplant Scholarship.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for "Transplant Qualifying Funds" for post transplant support during the transition period.

Pig kidney functions for record 271 days inside man awaiting human transplant

- A new paper highlights the success story of Tim Andrews, who lived for a record 271 days without dialysis after receiving a pig kidney transplant.
- Andrews, one of more than 100,000 people on the U.S. organ donor waiting list, eventually received a human kidney.
- Researchers say his case shows how xenotransplantation can help "bridge the gap between end-stage kidney failure and a human transplant, allowing a patient to forgo dialysis in the meantime."

What is life really like with one kidney? What changes?

What restrictions apply?

And what does the long-term outcome look like for living kidney donors?