article_snippet.sent: It is also not yet clear where the kidney will come from and so The family is also using the GoFundMe page to ask strangers to see if The family could be a match.
article_snippet.sent: So far, no friends or family members have proved a match, she told The Daily Dot, and getting on a list for a deceased donor can take at least five years. '
article_snippet.sent: We certainly prefer a living donor because the prognosis seems to be much better,' she said. '
article_snippet.sent: We're certainly not opposed [to waiting for a donor], but obviously, the sooner the better for We.'
article_snippet.sent: To help raise awareness about she husband's need for a kidney, she turned to her husband for help.
article_snippet.sent: Without that happening, how much could I get this recognition about my husband's kidney transplant?'
article_snippet.sent: There are more than 100,000 people waiting for a kidney transplant in the U.S., and of the 29,531 kidney transplants carried out last year, 23,715 were from living donors, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.