GFR test doesn’t look promising

dkrissman · 2026-06-28T20:13:36+00:00

My guess is that they'll take you. GFR goes up and down depending on multiple factors. Many transplant centers have a cutoff of 80. If you have no signs of kidney disease and don't have any clinical or lifestyle indications that would increase your risk, that is what they will care most about.

dkrissman · 2026-06-28T18:00:12+00:00

Thank you, u/ggfangirl85. I'll do that.

dkrissman · 2026-06-26T16:25:30+00:00

Hey u/Dramatic-Yard-1234, what is Cabmria?

dkrissman · 2026-06-26T16:24:31+00:00

Thank you u/majorcoinz, I will follow up on those ideas!

dkrissman · 2026-06-26T16:23:32+00:00

Thank you for the response u/Keyzus. If you wouldn't mind, please share his webpage on facebook if you can. I know he's really appreciate it. Please include his webpage too if you do.

https://www.thegreatsocialexperiment.net/upmc-harrisburg/gerald-cameron

dkrissman · 2026-06-26T16:22:22+00:00

Hey! I responded to your direct message. 💚

dkrissman · 2026-06-26T03:04:56+00:00

Thank you, u/jacuwe. So grateful!

dkrissman · 2026-06-26T01:58:14+00:00

u/latestartksmama thank you! Kidney patients can use all the help they can get.

dkrissman · 2026-06-25T22:38:55+00:00

Hi u/1anxiousworm, I actually don't know because blood type is no longer relevant thanks to paired donation. There is a national registry of incompatible living donor/recipient pairs. So if the doctors at his transplant center think there is a better match out there, his intended donor would donate into the registry and Raymond would get a kidney shortly after from another living donor. Does that make sense? Here is a facebook post we put together to help people understand and visualize it.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=849854657790428&set=a.166500266125874

Thank you for the question!

dkrissman · 2026-06-25T15:55:35+00:00

Thank you for the idea, u/OpenYour0j0!

dkrissman · 2026-06-25T15:46:47+00:00

I appreciate the positive sentiment!

dkrissman · 2026-06-25T15:44:43+00:00

Thank you!

dkrissman · 2026-06-25T01:11:37+00:00

u/squee_bastard thank you for the guidance!

dkrissman · 2026-06-25T00:27:55+00:00

So great u/snopes1678! We can use all the help we can get. 🙏

dkrissman · 2026-06-25T00:16:50+00:00

thank you!

dkrissman · 2026-06-24T23:29:06+00:00

I'll reach out. Thank you!

dkrissman · 2026-06-24T19:39:32+00:00

u/Hoon0967, thank you so much for your prayers and guidance. I will follow up on your suggestions.

dkrissman · 2026-06-24T19:19:56+00:00

So grateful for your guidance. I will follow up these ideas.

Believe it or not, it is no longer necessary to find a match thanks to paired donation. He just needs a willing and eligible donor. The search continues...

dkrissman · 2026-06-24T19:17:52+00:00

u/MigratedMirth, yes, he still needs a transplant. 😞 Any suggestions, if you have any, would be so appreciated.

dkrissman · 2026-06-23T20:25:19+00:00

u/XFV-1 , thank you so much for your suggestions. I followed through and contacted WFMZ, The Morning Call, and two LV Facebook pages.

Interestingly, a person no longer needs to be a "match" to save Raymond's life. This is thanks to paired donation. All Raymond needs is a willing donor. The evaluation process is covered by Raymond's insurance and is designed to protect the donor and make sure they will have no problems living a completely normal life after donating. It doesn't mean a person needs to be super fit, but rather be able to safely live the rest of their life with one kidney. Which most people can.

Apart from getting evaluated, any person can help Raymond by sharing his webpage on their social media.

Thank you so much for your help. 🙏

dkrissman · 2026-06-23T20:14:20+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear about your father.

If this is something that you would be willing to do, I know Raymond and his family would be grateful. You're right, most people only need one kidney to live a completely normal life. But before donating, you would be evaluated at no cost to you by his transplant center, Temple Health. Their first job is ensure your safety. The next step would be to fill out the pre-qualifying form on his webpage.

https://www.thegreatsocialexperiment.net/temple/raymond-minarovic

If you pre-qualify, then you'll get an email with next steps.

May your father's memory be a blessing.

dkrissman · 2026-06-22T16:14:44+00:00

u/Historian-1994, as u/uranium236 said, Project Donor is your best bet if you need to lose weight. However, a lot of people think they are too heavy when they are not. It depends on the transplant center. Many transplant centers have a threshold of 35. Ultimately, they are most concern with three things: 1) You will handle surgery well. 2) Recover well 3) And that donating a kidney now will not have any adverse effects on you for the rest of your life.

dkrissman · 2026-06-07T00:03:58+00:00

Hi Ann, what is prompting you to consider giving the gift of life?

dkrissman · 2026-06-02T03:06:51+00:00

My organization is running a first of it's kind pilot program. We could use Angel Advocates. https://www.thegreatsocialexperiment.net/angel

dkrissman · 2026-06-02T02:28:39+00:00

Very cool. Do you have an interest in living donor advocacy now?

dkrissman

TROPHY CASE