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Did you gain weight post-transplant? Youre not alone. Excessive weight gain is a common concern after receiving a transplant, as it affects about two...

The following is a list of suggestions from other living donors and caretakers. We hope that their experiences will help others through the process of...

NOTE: Percentages calculated based only on known responses. Based on OPTN data as of January 23, 2009. Data subject to change based on future data sub...

Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on December 13, 2000, the Consensus Statement on the Live Organ Donor is the resul...

Professor Burns was senior partner and director of research and account planning at Carmichael Lynch, Inc. from 1985 to 1997. Burns joined the agency ...

As with organ donation, the National Donor Family Council (NDFC) of the National Kidney Foundation believes that a crucial element of the tissue donat...

The Initial Guidelines In 1995, the National Donor Family Council (NDFC), an organization of donor families supported by the National Kidney Foundatio...

The National Donor Family Council (NDFC) of the National Kidney Foundation recognizes and supports tissue donation as an end-of-life option for famili...

Our Publications We have many publications for donor families. Please browse through our library here for information about organ and tissue donatio...

Xavier's first wait for a kidney transplant lasted 18 months when his younger brother stepped forward and gave him one of his. Ten years later, his ne...