Rick Mendoza of Colorado has kidney function at merely 10% and requires dialysis three times weekly. He has Polycystic Kidney Disease and previously received a transplant from his sister-in-law that lasted nearly 11 years. The deceased-donor waiting period in Colorado ranges from 5 to 7 years, which may be too lengthy. Blood type O+. Contact: UC Health Living Donor Team 720-848-0855, UCH-TransplantLivingDonor@uchealth.org; personal: rdmendo@msn.com.
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