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Hosted by Laurie Lee · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 44 episodes
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Donor Diaries is a podcast that delves into the beauty and complexity of living organ donation. Tune in to hear extraordinary stories of people who choose to share their organs and give the gift of life. The world of kidney and organ donation is a powerful testament to kindness, love, and the human spirit. With over 90,000 individuals on the kidney transplant waitlist and about 13 people dying each day while waiting, the urgency is real. One in three Americans is at risk for chronic kidney disease, and one in nine already suffers from it, often unknowingly. Donor Diaries offers unfiltered narratives from living donors and candid insights from transplant experts, aiming to elevate the conversation around organ donation. Our goal is to bring this crucial issue to the forefront, so no patient has to wait in vain or suffer needlessly.
Laurie Lee hosts Donor Diaries, a health show with 44 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail A living donor says "yes." The transplant center says "no." What happens next? This week on Donor Diaries , we sit down with Diane Hollingsworth, President and CEO of Eversight, a longtime leader in orga
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Donor Diaries, we sit down with Dr. Amy Waterman, a national leader in transplant health services research and patient engagement at Houston Methodist, to talk about what we know about
Send us Fan Mail Denice received her father’s kidney at age 13, decades before modern transplant protocols were common and pediatric dialysis existed. Fifty-eight years later, she is still thriving and using her story to
Send us Fan Mail Being told you need a kidney transplant is overwhelming. Being told you need to go find your own living donor while managing dialysis can feel impossible. For many veterans, that is exactly how the syste
Send us Fan Mail You can’t fully understand organ donation until you see what it makes possible. Parents reaching milestones they once thought they might miss. Grandparents meeting grandchildren. Families holding both gr
Send us Fan Mail What if a simple HR policy could help save someone’s life? In this episode, Brooke Iarkowski, Transplant Community Program Manager at the American Society of Transplantation, shares how paid leave transf
Send us Fan Mail One kidney can change many lives—if we let it start a chain. We sit down with Dr. John Friedewald, transplant nephrologist at Northwestern Medicine, to unpack a breakthrough: using a deceased donor kidne
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Donor Diaries, we sit down with transplant recipient Wilson Du and living kidney donor Amy McCann, two people whose stories intertwine through determination, community, and the belief
Send us Fan Mail Sue Rees returns to share the revolutionary donor protections offered by the Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation (APKD) that are making kidney donation more accessible and equitable for everyone. As Chie
Send us Fan Mail What happens when a transplant surgeon, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, and a willingness to trust strangers come together? A revolution in kidney donation that has saved 20,000 lives and counting. Meet
Send us Fan Mail A spiritual calling, a kidney voucher, and two pastors reconnecting after decades apart—this is no ordinary transplant story. When Jim Pearl was diagnosed with Fabry's disease in 2004, he had no idea his
Send us Fan Mail What if a casual Sunday scroll through Facebook could save a life? In this heartfelt episode of Donor Diaries, Rich and Cali share the extraordinary story of how a social media post led to a life-saving
Send us Fan Mail Join us on Donor Diaries as we welcome Dr. Harry Wilkins, CEO of Gift of Hope, who transitioned from a 36-year career as a trauma surgeon to leading an organ procurement organization in 2020. With his un
Send us Fan Mail Join us as we welcome the extraordinary Mike Lollo, a former NYPD detective whose journey led him to become a passionate advocate for kidney donation. Mike's life took an inspiring turn in 2018 when he d
Send us Fan Mail Join us as we sit down with Marilyn Day, a founding member of Transplant Village and a two-time kidney recipient who has dedicated over a decade to guiding others through the transplant journey. In this
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anthony Cernera, a three-time living organ donor, opens up about his transformative journey of giving and personal healing. His story began with a simple Facebook post that sparked a dee
Send us Fan Mail What would compel an American living in Germany to navigate a labyrinth of legal and cultural barriers to donate a kidney to a stranger? Join us as we uncover the incredible story of Will Johnson, whose
Send us Fan Mail How old is too old to save a life? At the age of 74, Tom Duncan defied societal norms to become America's oldest non-directed living kidney donor, and his story will change the way you think about aging
Send us Fan Mail Imagine stepping into a world where giving the gift of life is made more accessible to all. That's the transformative journey we embark on with Ruby Rorty and Rachel Watson in the latest episode of Donor
Send us Fan Mail Imagine opening your heart to a complete stranger in one of the most profound ways possible. That's exactly what our guests, Josiah Wolfson and Kat Gordon, did when they each made the life-affirming deci
Jeff Barker
1 appearance on this show
Will Johnson
author of Cannabis in Spiritual Practice: The Ecstasy of Shiva, the Calm of Buddha · William Johnson Bloodstock
1 appearance on this show
Rachel Watson
real estate investor · Affton School District
1 appearance on this show
Kat Gordon
Founder · 3% Movement
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Amy Waterman
Houston Methodist
1 appearance on this show
Brooke Iarkowski
American Society of Transplantation
1 appearance on this show
Dr. John Friedewald
Northwestern Medicine
1 appearance on this show
Sue Rees
Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Michael Rees
Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Harry Wilkins
Gift of Hope
1 appearance on this show
Marilyn Day
Transplant Village
1 appearance on this show
Ruby Rorty
Stephen Levitt’s Center for RISC
1 appearance on this show
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Donor Diaries is hosted by Laurie Lee. The show is categorised under health (fitness) and has published 44 episodes.
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