Around the year 2000, I read the story in the local newspaper of a woman in my church who donated a kidney. The next two and a half years I prayed about it and during the winter of 2011/2012 I decided it was the right thing to do. May of 2012, at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colo., I donated my kidney to a stranger in New York. I went in on a Monday night and home on Thursday. Other than some sickness from the anesthesia I had a very positive experience.
I returned to work 5 days later and have had no problems at all. I was 59 when I donated and I can still work circles around my employees. I walk over 3 miles per day, exercise at a local health club and ski during the winter. I not only feel great physically, but knowing that I had a part in making someone’s life richer and fuller is an unbelievable feeling. My kidney was part of chain that extended to 8 other people besides my recipient. Porter Hospital recorded my experience and you can find the interview at their website or on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGzgsT-T4qw).
– Ken Woodbury
Going on 9th yr of transplant..love hear more
Keep working circles around those employees and rocking on, Ken! Thanks for sharing!