Local Man Looking To The Community For Kidney Donor Match

Local Craig Lynch reluctantly opened up recently to seek help from the local community to find a kidney donor. Lynch has been battling polycystic kidney disease for several years, a disease that has unfortunately progressed much more quickly than doctors anticipated, leaving Lynch in dire need of a kidney transplant. After failing to find a match amongst relatives, Lynch’s family decided it was time to turn to the community for help. Lynch, who is a father to a 10-year-old son and an 8-year-old daughter, is also an active member of the community, works at D3Corp in West Ocean City, and coaches little league baseball.

Lynch’s situation requires that both of his kidneys be removed and be replaced with a healthy kidney from a living donor. As soon as a match is found, doctors can operate and get Lynch back on track to healthy living.

So what exactly is a living donor and how can you become one? For starters, while donor matches are typically found amongst blood relatives, the reality is, anyone can be a match. We spoke with local Dan Taglienti about the donor process – Taglienti donated a kidney to his father, who was suffering from a rare blood disease that was adversely affecting his kidneys and his overall health.

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