Make a Difference Today
Take the Step—Become a Kidney Donor
Your kindness can give Boyce a second chance at life. Learn how you can make an extraordinary impact through living kidney donation, with support at every stage.
Your Journey to Saving a Life
A Team to help you through every step of living kidney donation
Becoming a living kidney donor is a deeply personal and compassionate decision. Discover how you can make a life-changing difference for Boyce—and for yourself.
Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Transplant Team
Learn about the basic health and lifestyle requirements for living kidney donors. The Transplant Team will help you understand if you’re a candidate and what the process involves.
✓ Simple eligibility checklist
✓ Confidential and supportive guidance
✓ No obligation—just information
Understand the Donation Process
The Transplant Team at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Health will explain each stage, from initial screening to recovery, so you feel confident and prepared. The Transplant Team ensures you know exactly what to expect along the way.
✓ Step-by-step explanations
✓ Answers to all your questions
✓ Support before, during, and after donation
Connect for Support
The Transplant Team is ready to answer your questions, listen to your concerns, and help you get started on your donor journey. You’re never alone in this process.
✓ Personalized, compassionate support
✓ Quick response from real people
✓ Resources to help you decide
Can You Be a Living Kidney Donor?
Becoming a living kidney donor is a remarkable act of kindness. To become a living kidney donor, you must be voluntarily willing to donate a kidney to someone. You need to be at least 18, without diabetes or chronic medical conditions, and should not have any of the following:
- Vascular or cardiac disease
- Obesity BMI greater than 35
- Active substance abuse
- Active infection: TB, HIV, hepatitis B or C
- Active malignancy or history of melanoma
- Recurrent kidney stones
If you meet these criteria, you could be the hope someone desperately needs. If you have questions or want to learn more, our team is here to support you every step of the way.
Even if you are incompatible with the person you wish to donate your kidney to, but are otherwise suitable for donation, you could participate in a paired kidney donation.
Resources
Learn more about Kidney Donation:
- Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Hospital Abdominal Organ Transplant Program
- US Department of Health has excellent resources on Kidney Donation
- Living Donors Online can connect you with people who have gone through the donation process.
- The National Living Donor Assistance Center can help provide financial support for donors.
- The Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation is an organization dedicated to helping donors, including education and financial support.
Take the First Step to Save a Life
Are you ready to help Boyce and others in need by becoming a living kidney donor? Every journey begins with a single act of kindness. Start the easy screening process today or reach out to the team—your support brings hope and healing.