What is "Living Donation?"

Living donation occurs when a living person donates an organ or part of an organ . Such organs include kidney, part of a lung, liver or pancreas. The donor is a Living-Related Donor (LRD) or a Living-Unrelated Donor.

Living-Related Donor (LRD)

A family member who donates an organ or part of an organ to another family member. Examples: a brother and a sister, or a parent and a child.

Living-Unrelated Donor (LURD)

A person who is not related by blood, who donates a kidney, part of a lung, liver or pancreas to another person (such as a husband, wife, friend or in-law. In the last few years, stranger-to-stranger living unrelated donations have greatly increased).

To learn more about Living Donation, visit www.livingdonors.org or visit UNOS Online to find contact info for your local transplant center.