My Two-Year Kidney Search
Here's what it took to locate a living kidney donor. It's my hope this story will provide other kidney patients with tactics they can pursue. As Mahatma Gandhi has said, "You don't get it if you don't ask for it."
It could be time to tell your kidney story to the world.
Contact Jeff
We'd love to hear from you and welcome your suggestions on how others can find a living kidney.
Recycle Yourself: Share Your Spare.
Contact: jeff@blumenfeldpr.com
Kilimanjaro Climb Promotes Kidney Donation
Members of Kidney Donor Athletes came to Denver and Boulder in June for a reunion of their March 2022 advocacy climb of Kilimanjaro. All were kidney donors and all but two out of 22 climbers successfully summited, supported by some 100 porters.
Testifying to Colorado Legislature
In early 2024, Jeff testified before the Colorado Legislature on the importance of creating a tax credit for those who donate a kidney to a stranger. It could save thousands of lives.
Daily Camera and Denver Post op-ed, June 2024
Efforts to modify the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 are underway as modifyNOTA.org continues to lobby Congress. Read Jeff's editorial in support. (Cut and copy this link to your browser.)
Celebrating one-year post transplant
On November 25, 2024, just four days shy of my one-year kidneyversary, I hosted a fun celebration here in Boulder. Creatinine is 1.20, GFR is over 60, and all other blood test results are looking great. It truly is a medical miracle.
I am feeling "Transplant Tough."
Back on the slopes.
And it feels good. I've skied for 67 years, but had to miss the 2023-24 season for obvious reasons. Happy now to get back out there to celebrate my kidneyversary. Notice the traffic cone-colored parka. I'm taking it slow. Watch out!