The National Kidney Donation Organization
About 90,000 people are on the kidney transplant wait list. The average wait time for a deceased donor kidney for Daniella would be about five years. The longer the wait for a kidney, the more a patient’s health and quality of life can deteriorate, meaning the eventual transplant will not likely work as well or last as long. 12 people die every day while waiting for a lifesaving kidney transplant. So being a living donor not only will save Daniella’s life, but she will have a better quality of life, and live longer than if she were on dialysis or had a deceased kidney donation. A kidney from a living donor lasts longer and begins functioning more quickly than a kidney from a deceased donor.