Courtney's Living Donor Support

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Support Courtney's Search for a Living Liver Donor

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Support Courtney's Search for a Living Liver Donor

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About Me & My Liver

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My name is Courtney Kidd, I'm 37 and I'm a Clinical Social Worker and Professor. I also happen to have PSC, a rare autoimmune liver disease without a treatment or a cure. I need a liver to survive and to live a full life again. Two years ago my world changed, where I traded my dance shoes for hospital slippers and my passport for a medical ID, still, I would need to get sick, like really really sick to receive a deceased donor liver, and living donations have significantly better outcomes. So why you? Unfortunately no one who was a potential donor in my life ended up being a match, and I'm stuck in a scary limbo. Living donation allows me to get back to my life with significantly less risk! While any surgery is major, the donor's liver grows back in a manner of weeks, and you are back to your life in the same time as most other surgical procedures. As for me? I get my life saved by a gift of life. There's also no cost to you. You can find out if you're a match through your living donor team at Northwell-Northshore at Manhasset and everything is confidential. You can even donate anonymously. I am happy to answer any questions. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart and liver.

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Courtney's Living Donor Support

North Shore University Hospital, Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, USA

516-562-0550

Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach out to your team at 1-516-562-0550 if you cannot find an answer to your question.

The process is a step-by-step process that begins with a chat to the transplant coordinator who will ask general questions about you and your health to see if you would be a candidate. After filling out a questionnaire the team will begin with blood work to rule out any major concerns and then you'll be set-up with a date to meet the whole team who will walk you through the process, risks, recovery, and answer any questions you might have. Imaging will be ordered to see if physically your liver could be a match and then if all goes well, we set a date!

The first thing is age and blood type. Donors must be either type A or O (if you're unsure, the team can check for you). Your health and age also factors in. Ideally you are 50 or younger although some individuals a bit older are considered, without any major health concern that would put you at risk for surgery. Don't hesitate to contact the team with specific questions about age or health conditions to see if you would qualify.

Nope. Following recovery and recommendations from the team, you can resume your normal, active lifestyle. 

There is no cost to you, everything is run through the transplant center and my coverage if you move forward. 

I am completely uninvolved in this process. The living donor team is your team and advocates. At any point in time you can decide not to move forward and I will not know. I only know if you tell me or if they set a date for surgery. If you choose to move forward anonymously, the team can ensure that as well following the surgery, but know that even if we never meet, I'm eternally grateful for all of you who take the time and steps to give me this beautiful gift of life.

Everyone is different, and while liver donor surgery is a surgical procedure with risks, the team works tirelessly to minimize any risk to you. After surgery your pain will be managed and you'll be observed in hospital for a few days before being discharged home and then follow up with the surgeon to ensure you're doing well. Like most surgeries, you'll be asked to reduce your physical exertion for a short-time to allow your incision to heal and ease back into your normal life over several weeks.

Of course! I am happy to chat with you and be a part of your process as much as you'd like for your comfort, however, I will not put any pressure on you to keep me informed or to tell me where you stand at any point. Any information you want to share I am is fine and I am happy to connect and answer anything I can.

Every center will provide slightly different information and time frames given national, state, and other guidance. They also want to ensure you always know the worst case scenario so you're fully informed, but you can look at averages and ask what they have seen in their own practice. There are many transplant sites, and I made a conscious decision to be at Northwell-Northshore because of the team they have assembled and their experience in living donation in addition the the incredible care I've received with them, and trust me, I've spent a lot of time in and out of different hospitals in my life!

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