I'm participating in The Kidney Foundation of Canada's
Give the Gift of Life Walk Ontario 2010
Give the Gift of Life Walk Ontario 2010
Why do I walk?
This year I am part of a team. The team is called "Kidney Connection"
I am walking for my kidney donor and for awareness and improvements in dialysis as well as walking for the friends who are waiting for a kidney transplant and those I have lost to kidney disease these last few years.
Please support my campaign to help Canadians living with kidney disease by donating today! Your contribution will benefit The Kidney Foundation of Canada, the national volunteer organization committed to reducing the burden of kidney disease.
An estimated 2 million Canadians have kidney disease or are at risk while each day an average of 14 Canadians learn that their kidneys have failed.
- In 2008…
- There were 4330 people on the waiting list for an organ transplant.
- 215 people died while waiting for an organ transplant.
- 303 people withdrew from the waiting list.
(People are withdrawn from the waiting list when they become too sick to receive a transplant, opt out of the surgery, or their health improves.) - 2083 trasplants took place. 1541 of those transplants were made possible because of deceased donors.
Presently in Ontario, 1,631 patients are waiting for an organ transplant.
During 2009, 953 organ transplants were done:
- deceased kidney donors = 334 transplants
- living kidney donors = 231 transplants
- kidney-pancreas = 20 transplants
- deceased liver donors = 161 transplants
- living liver donors = 45 transplants
- heart = 61 transplants
- lung = 98 transplants
- heart-lung = 3 transplants
For more information about Ontario statistics, visit the Trillium Gift of Life Network.
In Canada:
During 2009, 2,155 organ transplants were performed:
- deceased kidney donors = 754 transplants
- living kidney donors = 454 transplants
- deceased liver donors = 407 transplants
- living liver donors = 64 transplants
- heart = 168 transplants
- lung (single or double) = 184 transplants
- pancreas = 22 transplants
- islet cell = 38 transplants
- intestine = 1 transplant
- ‘other’ types of combined organs (such as heart-lung; liver-kidney etc.) = 63 transplants
Unfortunately, another 3,796 Canadians remained on the waiting list for a life-saving organ transplant, and 249 patients died while waiting. [Source: Canadian Organ Replacement Register, Canadian Institute for Health Information: Cumulative Report – 2009]
For further information about Canadian statistics, visit the Canadian Organ Replacement Register.
For the "Give the Gift of Life Walk" you can sponsor our team "Kidney Connection" or sponsor me as part of the team or come out and walk with us (location information is below all this). Secure online donations can be made with VISA, MasterCard and American Express. An electronic tax receipt will be sent to you by email within minutes of making your pledge.
You can make an online donation now. Click below to get started:
Or come out and join us!:
Windsor & Essex County / Surrounding areas
Date: Sunday, September 19, 2010
Location: Colasanti's Tropical Gardens (MAP)
1550 Road 3 East
Kingsville, ON CANADA
Registration Time: 9:00 a.m.
Warm-Up Time: 9:45 a.m.
Walk Start Time: 10:00 a.m.
Route Length: approx. 5 km
Kidney Foundation Contact Information in Windsor:
519-977-9211 ext. 23 or email.
Since its creation in 1964, The Kidney Foundation has helped millions of Canadians suffering from kidney failure and related disorders such as hypertension, diabetes, urinary tract infections and kidney stones.
Today, the Foundation continues its focus on strategies to improve the organ donor rate in Canada. It is also exploring preventive approaches to detect chronic renal insufficiency at an early stage, delay its progression and prevent complications associated with the disease.
Please help Canadians living with kidney disease - donate now by clicking here:
Thank you for your generous support!
Angie E and Team "Kidney Connection"
