Part 2 of A Friend in Need - The Kidney Donation Process

Part 2 of 2 Join Laurel as she continues to explore the process to find Jim a kidney in an interview with Brandon Hays. Brandon is a kidney transplant patient and advocate for patients through his work at Give 2 Live Health in partnership with the University of Michigan.The conversation introduces the living donor process and discusses the role of a living donor coach in guiding potential donors through the process. It also touches on the importance of love, connection, and the extraordinary ways people show up for each other in the context of organ donation.TakeawaysLiving donor processDonor evaluation criteriaWays to find more informationChapters00:00 Introduction to Jim's Journey12:13 Introduction to Kidney Donation13:07 The Importance of Friendship and CommunityKeywords: Kidney health, organ donation, kidney disease, transplant, medical journey, health [email protected] of Michigan Kidney Transplant Program - https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/nephrology/kidney-transplantOrgan Donation Awareness Campaigns - https://organdonor.gov/