Hello! My name is Ryan, and I've decided to donate one of my kidneys. Since this is a pretty big thing…

Hello again! In my previous post, I mentioned it had been a few months since I initially applied to…

Yesterday I had the glucose and urine tests done, the ones I mentioned in my previous post. They were…

I got a call today from the hospital about the results of my blood and urine tests. They said…

Hello everyone. I’m writing this from my Amtrak train headed to my next round of testing. I mentioned I…

Wow, that was a long couple of days. I'm on my train back home after my two day marathon of tests and…

I got a follow-up call from the hospital the week before last, on Monday, November 11, but I wanted to…

I got the call a few hours ago from the hospital, I was finally approved to be a donor! The donor…

Hello all. First off I want to apologize, I’m writing this post at the end of a long travel day. I’m…

Yesterday was another long travel day for me, so apologies for not posting sooner. On my flight…

Tomorrow I’ll have lots of updates about my pre-op appointment, but I met the recipient’s family today…

I got back from my pre-op appointment at the hospital just a few hours ago. All in all, it wasn’t that…

Unfortunately, we had to postpone the surgery. The morning of my pre-op appointment I had a little…

Today I finally heard back from the hospital. After coordinating with the children’s hospital that will…

I wanted to share something with you all. The recipient’s family started a Children’s Organ Transplant…

Last night, my wife Jill and I drove up to our hotel a few blocks from the hospital. We had to have a…

Hey everyone, it's been a while since the surgery, but now I’m in a good place and feel well enough to…

I’ve been staying at the Penn Transplant House for the last few days. So far, it’s already been a great…

Hello everyone, I figured I’d update you on how things are going for me to far. Generally, things are…

I went to my first post-surgery follow-up appointment this morning. It was in the same beautiful…

It's been a while since my last post, but it's been a crazy few days. On Tuesday, January 29, I was…

Yesterday, I had my post-appendicitis follow-up appointment. Because everything had been going well…

My name is Jill, and I am an organ donor’s caregiver/spouse. I am honored and excited to be Ryan’s…

Since we got home 2 and a half weeks ago, I've been feeling better and better each day. I can feel…

It’s hard to believe it’s already been 7 weeks since the surgery. It feels like it was yesterday, but…

Hello everyone! It's been awhile since I last posted here. To be completely honest, my life has been…

Hello everyone, it’s been a while. Several months, in fact. I have a few updates, so let’s dive right…

Hello everyone, and sorry it’s been a while. As I’m sure most of you are well aware, time gets weird…

One week ago today, January 15, was the 1 year anniversary of me donating my kidney to a total stranger…

Hello everyone, and Happy April! I hope you're all staying safe and healthy. I have a few updates I…

Hello everyone! I'm sorry it's been so long since the last update. Since my last update in April, not a…

Hello! I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving, and is having a good start to the holiday season. I've…

Sorry, I'm about 2 months late writing this post: things got busy and it fell by the wayside. January…