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Welcome to Donor Diaries’ Season 1 closer!
 
In Season 1 of Donor Diaries, we covered a range of topics.  We covered how to ask somebody for a kidney, the pains and history of dialysis, how to manifest a kidney, kidney chains, living donor protections, the racial disparity that exists in our current transplant system, the economic value of a kidney, kidney donor athletes who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Insider’s guide to living donation, and the exciting world of bone marrow.  Phew, what a great year!  In Episode 12 we revisit some highlights from Season 1 and catch up with Johnna and Mary from Episode 1, to see how Johnna is doing post-transplant, and Mary, post-donation.  We also check in with the Kidney Donor Athletes who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, summiting on World Kidney Day!

Over 100,000 people are out there right now waiting for a lifesaving kidney transplant.  At least 13 people die a day waiting for one they never get.  Plain and simple- living donation solves this problem, this is a solvable problem! We have close to a dozen living donors on Donor Diaries this season, and they are all living proof that someone who donates a kidney goes on to live a totally normal and healthy life and has the same life expectancy of somebody with two kidneys.  Is living donation meant for everyone?  No, absolutely not!  But, it is a great option for some, that saves and improves lives of everyday people like you and me.  You don’t have to wait until you die to donate a kidney.  You can do it now and see the ripple effect of your donation while you are still alive.

We are taking a short break to start working on Season 2 of Donor Diaries, and hope you join us for Season 2 at the end of summer 2022.  Season 2 will feature more exciting transplant topics and human-interest stories about living kidney donation meant to educate and inspire!
 
Show Notes
Donor Diaries Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/DonorDiariesPodcast
CrowdSource for Life Documentary:  https://www.crowdsourceforlife.com/index.php
National Kidney Donation Organization:  https://www.nkdo.org/
National Organ Donation Registry:  https://www.organdonor.gov/

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Meet Bobby McLaughlin, Tracey Hulick, Steve Wilson and Patty Graham from the Kidney Donor Athletes (KDA) who are in Tanzania right now getting ready to climb Mt Kilimanjaro with 18 other living kidney donors.  The coolest part?  They summit on March 10 which is World Kidney Day!

KDA is a community of kidney donors who have a commitment to moving their bodies for overall health and wellness. They cover the entire spectrum of athletes from the majority who do what we can when we can, to those who are more inspired to do some crazy activities!

KDA is using this climb to bring awareness to living donation, demonstrate what is possible post-donation, and to launch initiatives which inspire, support and educate people about the experience of living donation.  When you donate a kidney, you do not give away your own personal strength or vitality.  These athletes are living proof that you can still live a full and active life after donating a kidney.  Join us for a fun and candid interview with these exceptional people!

From Bobby McLaughlin, President of KDA:  

“We want everyone to know that you too can donate a kidney to help save someone's life. How amazing is it to save someone's life with something you have inside you that you don't even need!!! 
You don't need to be a superstar athlete, you just need to be healthy enough to be cleared to donate, and we are living proof that after donation you can carry on living a fully adventurous life! 
One day it will be so amazing to have people think about donating a kidney as many people think about donating blood. 
And then our hope after that is one day, we will find a kidney transplant waitlist that reads zero. 
From the rooftop of Africa to people everywhere, may you be inspired to consider creating a most wondrous ripple in our universe!"

KDA Facebook Page
One Kidney Climb Team
Kidney Donor Athletes on YouTube
Kidney Donors Live Longer
Fear Factor, Abigail Marsh

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Merry Christmas everyone! It's been a long year and we have plenty of highlights to reminisce about with you! We're talking TV, Music, Video Games, and of course, some nostalgic Christmas memories.

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Music:
Intro- Overwatch Winter Theme
Various clips taken from the games and shows
POP/STAR (Instrumental) by KDA
MORE by KDA
Outro- Flurries by August Burns Red

Perhaps the most potential we've ever seen in a champion, the Daughter of the Void is a rad concept with a visual design that doesn't come close to matching, along with some stories that left us feeling a little uninspired. We quite like Kai'Sa though and brainstormed on what could be done to make her lore click better.

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Song Title | Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void

Artist | League of Legends

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Image by Yuri_B from Pixabay - book with sparkles

Our favorite Boy Who Shattered Time, Ekko, has a real bummer of a backstory. Even without being an orphan! Imagine that. We had a lot to say about this one because not only does he have a bunch of (sad sad, so sad) lore, he's a part of just about every ding dang Alternate Universe Riot Games has to offer.

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Song Title: Dragon Trainer Tristana

Artist: League of Legends

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Image by Yuri_B from Pixabay - book with sparkles

The thrilling and bloody stories of the possibly-real werewolf encounters in mankind's past! this one gets gross and weird; perfect for the first true October episode! 

The wait is over.

In this week’s episode, Billy and Greg enter the mad house that is Rihanna’s Rated R. Does the career-altering album hold up or did it turn us into a pair of rude boys?

Elsewhere in the episode, we try to narrow down our three favorite pop diva-featuring dance tracks (why do we do this to ourselves?), reveal our choices for BadGalRiRi’s three best songs (are we gluttons for punishment?), and, as always, unveil our picks for Pop and Flop of the Week. Has this turned into a full-fledged Lizzo stan-cast?

As always, to listen to all the music talked about in this week's ep—or the good stuff, at least—be sure to check out our companion playlist, available on Apple Music and Spotify. Please don’t stop the music!