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Kidney transplants between recipients and living donors have thankfully become more commonplace, thanks in part to the miraculous paired donation chain events, altruistic donors, social media and growing awareness among the public about our great need for kidneys. Gift sets are a wonderful way to show appreciation for our donors and honor their sacrifice while also acting as conversation pieces to bring about donation awareness for the Gift of Life.
The latest UNOS statistics on transplants are nearly 40,000 total transplants were performed in 2019, 23,401 of those were kidneys, another record high. Today, there are 112,600 waiting for a lifesaving organ. 73,047 are on the active waiting list, Most of these are for kidneys. In 2019 alone, there were 19,249 total Donors, 7400 were living Donors, an all new record high! We celebrate and honor these special people here on this website.
Take a look at all the interesting current data on transplants: https://unos.org/data/transplant-trends/
Compare these stats to year 2016, when there were 121,678 people waiting for lifesaving organ transplants in the US. 100,791 were waiting for kidneys. Statistics from 2014, show there were 17,107 kidney transplant surgeries in the US. 11,570 came from deceased donors and 5537 from living donors.
There are several ideas for gift sets on this page, but feel free to create your own. Since introducing the “Butterfly” sets of 2 pendants in 2016, they have flown out from my studio across the globe. I hope that all the pieces on this website will be meaningful gifts of gratitude and hope.
