How do you ask someone to consider being your donor – without appearing distressed, or making listeners feel pressured?  

ANSWER: DON’T ASK. TELL!

Start telling family and friends about your situation and need for a kidney transplant. This is your story. 

Your story should include (1) what caused your disease, (2) your need a kidney transplant, (3) the number of people waiting ahead of you, (4) the number of years you’d have to wait, and (5) your goal to avoid dialysis (or get off of dialysis).

The objective is to tell your story truthfully and factually, and in a conversational way that you, the storyteller, would naturally talk to friends and family. Story-telling requires a thoughtful script, practice and role play. It’s important to share your story in a way that is informative, educational and inspiring—and not as a dying person’s plea for help. 

Perfecting your storytelling skills takes some time. It doesn’t come easy for most, unless you are a natural born storyteller. With each telling, however, the process gets easier. As they say, practice makes perfect—so it’s best to get practicing.

Your story is the only way to inspire potential donors to step forward. Most good-hearted people don’t even know this heroic opportunity exists. It’s up to you to create this awareness and expand opportunity for all those in need.

Each year in America, 35,000 people are added to the kidney transplant wait list — 17,000 more than those who actually receive one. Our nation’s supply cannot meet its demand—which means that you cannot depend on the nation’s supply of deceased donors.

It’s up to you to inspire interest and curiosity in living kidney donation. It’s up to you to become your own “Donor Magnet® Pro!

While this can be a painstaking process with false hopes and broken dreams, rest assured that your time and unwavering optimism will be well worth the effort.

You have nothing to lose but regret for not trying—so give it your ALL!

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