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L0001 |
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My gender |
Male |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
Linville, VA, USA |
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I donated to: |
Anonymous (stranger to stranger) |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
April 19, 1999 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Medical College of Virginia Hospital |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor
Buddy.... I am the first person to ever donate part of their liver to a total stranger and I can understand why they would want to help save someone's life. I have been through countless hours of interviews with doctors and news media and understand what every part of organ donation is like from the testing to the surgery and what to expect after surgery. I will tell it just like it is...no bull just facts...what to expect and what not to expect. I would answer any questions completely and honestly. |
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L0002 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
Kingston, NY, USA |
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I donated to: |
Sister |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
May 2, 2001 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Mt. Sinai |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Mostly positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor
Buddy.... Well, I can offer information as to what to expect in the healing afterwards. |
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L0004 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
California, USA |
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I donated to: |
Mother |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
2002 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
UCSF |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor
Buddy.... I can't really think of anything except that I have a desire to help other families that are suffering. |
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L0006 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
Port St. Lucie, FL, USA |
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I donated to: |
Brother |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
September 8, 1999 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Duke, NC |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor
Buddy.... I feel that I can give a very good and accurate report on being Duke's first adult-to-adult living liver donor. And that I will answer all questions, if I have the answer, honestly and truthfully. Plus it was a wonderful, although painful, experience that I did for my brother. |
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L0007 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
Dousman, Wisconsin |
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I donated to: |
Brother |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
October 1, 2000 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
University Hospital, Wisconsin |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor
Buddy.... I would like to help others; to relate the donation process, emotions and questions. I feel very positive about living donation. I found it most helpful to be able to talk to other people. I believe knowledge is in sharing. |
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L0008 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
Pennsylvania, USA |
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I donated to: |
Parent |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
August 1, 2000 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor
Buddy.... Donating two-thirds of my liver to my mother has truly been the most rewarding experience I've ever had. Not only has the procedure given my mother a new lease on life, but I've also been given a lesson regarding what's important in life and what's not. If it were possible, I would do it all over again without hesitation. |
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L0009 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Single |
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My location |
Cobb Island, MD, USA |
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I donated to: |
Father |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
February 2000 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Johns Hopkins University Hospital |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor
Buddy.... I think my experience being a liver donor would help encourage someone who was thinking about donating. I would be able to explain the testing procedures that I went through and help to maybe alleviate some of their fears. I would also be able to tell them what to expect after the surgery at the hospital and recovery at home. I would gladly answer any questions that they might have regarding donation and hope that I would leave them better informed to be able to make a decision to donate to someone who might not be able to wait until a cadaveric organ becomes available. |
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L0011 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Single |
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My location |
Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
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I donated to: |
Nephew/Godson |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Child |
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Date of my donation |
November 17, 2002 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Emory University/Egleston |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Mostly positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor
Buddy.... I am a recent living donor, having gone through the experience just two months ago. My decision to be a living donor was made quickly and under extremely difficult conditions as my nephew was critically ill and had little time. I have had a wonderful experience and would like to share it with others and provide support to others in the process of making a decision or otherwise. |
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L0012 |
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My gender |
Male |
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My marital status |
Single |
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My location |
Princeton, NJ, USA |
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I donated to: |
Mother |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
May 5, 2000 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
University of Pennsylvania Hospital |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Mostly positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor
Buddy.... I had not had the chance to talk to anyone else about the transplant prior to my surgery, the hospital had asked other donors to speak but they did not want to discuss the details, what I went thru changed my life, in some extremely positive ways, it taught me about what was truly important in life, and that I was able to give my mother life, at the time they only gave her less than 2 years to live and I was not about to lose my mother before I turned 40. I have always had an incredible relationship with my mother, this only made it stronger. I hope that I can help someone else in this position, take time to truly think things thru. It took me well over 2 months to decide after the 4/5 months of testing. It is an enormous step to take. I would like to be able to help someone make that decision properly. |
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L0013 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Single |
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My location |
Lancaster, PA, USA |
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I donated to: |
Unrelated |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Child |
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Date of my donation |
March 5, 2002 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor
Buddy.... I had an excellent experience. I donated to a complete stranger and the outcome was extremely successful. I feel competent to talk about the testing and procedures as well as the emotional struggles associated with donation. |
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L0014 |
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My gender |
Male |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
Carbondale, IL, USA |
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I donated to: |
Wife's brother |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
November 29, 2001 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
New England Medical Center |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor
Buddy.... As a donor, I feel that through my experience I may be able to answer questions that can be answered better by someone who has concerns about the procedure. |
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L0016 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Single |
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My location |
Wheaton, IL |
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I donated to: |
Sister-in-law |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
June 16, 2002 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Northwestern |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Mostly positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor
Buddy.... I feel that I would be an honest person to talk to about both the negative and positive aspects of donating. I would do it again in a heartbeat, but I certainly wish I had someone to talk to prior to surgery, so I could have planned better for the recovery, being a mom with three small kids and not having family support or help. Now one year later, EVERYTHING that happened was so worth it!!! |
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L0017 |
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My gender |
Male |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
London, Ontario, Canada |
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I donated to: |
Brother-in-law |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
May 27, 2002 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
University of Alberta Hospital |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor
Buddy.... Being able to talk to someone who has gone through a living liver donation will help someone understand what is involved, what to expect and ultimately decide if it is something they wish to proceed with. The more you know in advance the better prepared a person will be to deal with their initial decision to donate as well as having a realistic perspective on the post-surgery recovery. Knowledge helps demystify the entire organ donation process. |
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L0018 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
Austin, TX |
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I donated to: |
Unrelated |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
June 12, 2003 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
University Hospital, San Antonio |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... I had a very positive experience. I found this site a few weeks before my surgery. It was wonderful to be able to talk to someone who could tell me what to expect after surgery. I would love to do the same thing for someone else. |
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L0019 |
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My gender |
Male |
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My marital status |
Single |
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My location |
Ovid, NY |
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I donated to: |
Step-sister |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
August 5, 2003 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Strong Memorial, Rochester, NY |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... I'm very excited to share my experience and knowledge of liver donation. I consider it a privilege to have had this opportunity. Prior to donating I was grossly unaware of the lack of donors needed in this country and around the world and would like to do what I can to encourage people to donate if possible. |
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L0020 |
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My gender |
Male |
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My marital status |
Single |
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My location |
Quincy, MA |
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I donated to: |
Friend |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
February 5, 2003 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Mass General Hospital |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... I am a 33-year-old guy who did a non-related liver donation to my friend Khris. We went through this Feb. 2 2003 and it is the toughest most painful thing I would put myself through over and over again. I think talking with someone who has been through this before is a big help. I got to talk to a gentleman before my surgery and it helped more than anything else I did. |
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L0021 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
Green Bank, WV |
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I donated to: |
Fiance at the time, now my husband |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
December 14, 1999 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... We were one of the first non-related opposite gender adult-to-adult living liver surgeries in the USA. We both came through remarkably well. We both give talks and mentor people pre-and post-transplant. |
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L0022 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Single |
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My location |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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I donated to: |
Unrelated |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Child |
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Date of my donation |
May 22, 2004 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Subang Jaya Medical Centre |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Mostly positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... I've been complimented on my ability to be a good listener. Having gone through the whole process, I believe I'm able to understand what potential donors are or will go through and thus, able to provide an insight by sharing my experience with them. |
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L0023 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Single |
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My location |
Fountain Hills, Arizona |
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I donated to: |
Friend |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
December 18, 2003 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Mayo Clinic Hospital Scottsdale |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... As a donor, I have had a very good experience with the center I went to where I felt that I received exceptionally good treatment. I am a very caring person and know the emotional ins and outs of being a donor. |
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L0024 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
Norwalk, IA |
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I donated to: |
Mother |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
January 7, 2004 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Methodist Hospital--Rochester, MN |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... I feel like I give off the positive attitude that anybody would need going through this situation. I also feel like I have a lot of knowledge regarding liver donation. I think it always makes it a lot easier on anyone going through the tests, the actual surgery, and post surgery a lot easier if they hear from someone who has done it before. |
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L0025 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
Sterling Heights, MI |
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I donated to: |
Son |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Child |
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Date of my donation |
April 9, 1996 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
University of Chicago Hospital/Wylers Childrens Hospital |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
Yes |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... I would love the opportunity to talk to anyone who is questioning this awesome Gift of Life decision. I was a donor 9 years ago. My son was the 99th living donor recipient at U of C in IL. Please feel free to contact me. |
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L0026 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
Naples, NY |
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I donated to: |
Brother-in-law |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
June 15, 2004 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Strong Memorial Hospital |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... I had a very positive experience but I was also made aware of all the things that could possibly go wrong. I had my surgery within the last year and am current with the technology. I am a positive person and feel I have a lot to offer someone possibly going through this process. I know I sure could have used a buddy when I was going through all the testing! |
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L0027 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
Arizona |
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I donated to: |
Step Daughter |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
February 4, 2005 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Mayo Clinic Hospital, Scottsdale, AZ |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Mostly positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... I would really like to help someone who is either thinking of donating part of their liver or who is currently testing to be a living liver donor. My experience is recent, and I can offer an honest explanation of my entire process. It was recommended to me to obtain many idfferent experiences from other living donors, and I would like to offer my experience as so many wonderful people helped me while I was going through the process. |
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L0028 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
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I donated to: |
Brother |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
November 23, 2005 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Toronto General Hospital |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... My experience was very positive and rewarding. Live liver donation is fairly new and I feel my views and opinions could help others considering donation. |
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L0029 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Married |
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My location |
Long Island, NY |
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I donated to: |
Cousin |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
November 15, 2006 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
St. Barnabus, NJ |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Very positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... I'm a very understanding, compassionate, supportive
person, very easy to talk to, and understand the fear and concern a
donor might have, something I could have and would use before during
and after the procedure. |
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L0030 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Single |
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My location |
Connecticut |
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I donated to: |
Father |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
April 12. 2005 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Lahey Clinic |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Mostly positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... I will be very honest and very clear and precise on any
questions that they may have. I would also share as much information as
possible to help this person through this difficult time. |
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L0031 |
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My gender |
Female |
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My marital status |
Single |
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My location |
Marina Del Rey, CA |
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I donated to: |
Father |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
November 16, 2005 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Mayo Hospital, Scottsdale, AZ |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Mostly positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... I am a loving and vibrant 31 year old woman who loves
the lord with all her heart and will listen. This is a huge choice and
should not be made without a proper supportive environment. A donor
must be complete in all areas of his/her life prior to becoming
responsible for being a living donor. |
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L0032 |
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My gender |
Male |
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My marital status |
Single |
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My location |
Tampa, FL |
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I donated to: |
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Recipient was child or adult |
Adult |
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Date of my donation |
June 1, 2005 |
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Health care facility at which I donated |
Mayo in Rochester, MN |
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I received formal training as a living donor mentor/buddy |
No |
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How I rate my donation experience |
Mostly positive |
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Reasons why I would be an effective Living Donor Buddy.... I am a recent liver donor, and there are relatively few of us (no offense to you kidney folks!). I am a good listener! |
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