In Finckenauer's case, her donation lead to two people getting a kidney.
90% of people waiting for an organ transplant in the United States need a kidney, according to organdonor.gov. It's also one of few organs that can be donated by a living person."There was a transplant table from one of the local hospitals, and I just realized when I got there that the time was right," Finckenauer said." So I literally just blurted out to them at the table, you know I've always wanted to donate a kidney, I'd really like to donate a kidney.
Federal employees are offered 30 days of PTO when they donate a kidney or liver, and seven days when they donate bone marrow. State employees in 20 states are also covered under the Living Donor Protection Act, according to the National Kidney Foundation. Beyond that, it's up to a company how much PTO and coverage is offered for living donors.
"The other benefits of a living donor kidney transplant is that they tend to work better, they tend to work faster and they tend on average to last longer," Giullian said.
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