Kidney Pledges, Pet Care, and Paychecks: The Unexpected Support System for Living Donors with the APKD | EP 35
Donor Diaries9 Jul 2025

Kidney Pledges, Pet Care, and Paychecks: The Unexpected Support System for Living Donors with the APKD | EP 35

Send a text Sue Rees returns to share the revolutionary donor protections offered by the Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation (APKD) that are making kidney donation more accessible and equitable for everyone. As Chief Operating Officer with over 25 years of transplant experience, Sue walks us through the comprehensive "Donor Protect" program designed to eliminate financial barriers while safeguarding donors' futures. We explore how the Alliance reimburses lost wages (up to $10,000), covers tra...

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Workplace Support That Changes Everything | 38

Workplace Support That Changes Everything | 38

Send a text What if a simple HR policy could help save someone’s life? In this episode, Brooke Iarkowski, Transplant Community Program Manager at the American Society of Transplantation, shares how pa...

3 Mar 34min

From One Kidney To Many | EP 37

From One Kidney To Many | EP 37

Send a text One kidney can change many lives—if we let it start a chain. We sit down with Dr. John Friedewald, transplant nephrologist at Northwestern Medicine, to unpack a breakthrough: using a decea...

3 Feb 33min

Choosing Life: Renal Warriors Wilson & Amy | EP 36

Choosing Life: Renal Warriors Wilson & Amy | EP 36

Send a text In this episode of Donor Diaries, we sit down with transplant recipient Wilson Du and living kidney donor Amy McCann, two people whose stories intertwine through determination, community, ...

6 Jan 34min

Building a Legacy of Life: The Origins of the Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation | EP 34

Building a Legacy of Life: The Origins of the Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation | EP 34

Send a text What happens when a transplant surgeon, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, and a willingness to trust strangers come together? A revolution in kidney donation that has saved 20,000 lives and...

8 Jul 202533min

2 Pastors and a Kidney Voucher | EP 33

2 Pastors and a Kidney Voucher | EP 33

Send a text A spiritual calling, a kidney voucher, and two pastors reconnecting after decades apart—this is no ordinary transplant story. When Jim Pearl was diagnosed with Fabry's disease in 2004, he...

3 Jun 202530min

Could a Facebook Scroll Save Your Life? | EP 32

Could a Facebook Scroll Save Your Life? | EP 32

Send a text What if a casual Sunday scroll through Facebook could save a life? In this heartfelt episode of Donor Diaries, Rich and Cali share the extraordinary story of how a social media post led to...

8 Apr 202535min

The Gift of Hope with Dr. Harry Wilkins | EP 31

The Gift of Hope with Dr. Harry Wilkins | EP 31

Send a text Join us on Donor Diaries as we welcome Dr. Harry Wilkins, CEO of Gift of Hope, who transitioned from a 36-year career as a trauma surgeon to leading an organ procurement organization in 20...

5 Mar 202559min

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