honoring your unique story while helping you find a donor
Many patients wait far longer than necessary, simply because they don’t have an effective way to ask. That’s why our donor advocates created Wish Upon A Donor.
Asking someone to consider living donation can be difficult and uncomfortable.
When a child needs a transplant, families face enormous financial and emotional stress. Families may feel that they are just trying to stay afloat, leaving little time and energy for learning how to navigate the transplant system.
While numerous tools are available to create media, many require users to be proficient in technology use, a challenge for many patients.
Patients and their families can sometimes be concerned about privacy, or they may be hesitant about sharing the intimate details of their story.
How does it work?
Complete the WUAD registration form, also available in Spanish.
Your video is usually ready within a few days.
The unique video is emailed to you, along with guidance on sharing.
Postcards and a car magnet are printed with a QR code link to your video.
Informational videos on living kidney donation are available for sharing.
With your approval, APKD will share your video on our website & social media.
Wish Upon A Donor is tailor made
Wish Upon A Donor provides a quick and easy method for patients and families to reach potential donors with high-quality, engaging video content. Our program costs nothing to use, focuses on the future, and highlights the impact a donor will have in the life of a young kidney patient in need of transplant.
By completing the simple prompts in our registration form, you provide details and imagery that create a powerful, personalized video as unique as your child. Click here to view a sample video
We respect your privacy. YOU decide what you share in your video, and may even create an alias for your child. You may ask APKD to share your video on our socials and website, or you may choose to keep it private.
Your child’s video contains a link for viewers to learn more about being a living donor. Our living donor mentors guide your child’s potential donors and refers them to a transplant center for living donor evaluation.
