{"id":102,"date":"2010-04-01T15:16:04","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T15:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/2010\/04\/five-strangers-pay-it-forwardwith-kidneys.html"},"modified":"2010-04-01T15:16:04","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T15:16:04","slug":"five-strangers-pay-it-forwardwith-kidneys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2010\/04\/five-strangers-pay-it-forwardwith-kidneys.html","title":{"rendered":"Five Strangers Pay It Forward&#8230;with Kidneys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Would you be willing to give your kidney to save the life of a complete stranger?<\/p>\n<p>Five people (4 women, 1 man)&nbsp;in Chicago are doing just that&#8211;donating one of their kidneys to potentially save the lives of over a dozen people who need transplants.<\/p>\n<p>These &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/health\/ct-met-kidney-transplant-20100330,0,2446777.story\">Good Samaritan organ donors<\/a>&#8221; are part of a series of kidney transplant chains where people with the desire and the heart to donate their kidneys, whether to friends, family, or strangers,&nbsp;inspire other people to donate their kidneys.&nbsp; The donated kidneys are then&nbsp;matched with people who have the same blood type and who need them the most.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Kidney&nbsp;Registry, three more chains may result from these five donors in Chicago and a total of 17 chains have been launched nationally.&nbsp; Six transplants have already happened while 112 more have been scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>This unusual and unorthodox way of paying it forward will certainly help save lives and connect people together in meaningful ways.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More on Transplant Chains:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/health\/ct-met-kidney-transplant-20100330,0,2446777.story\">ChicagoTribune.com: 5 Good Samaritans Start Chains of Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB122212713014365289.html\">WallStreetJournal.com: A Daisy Chain of Kidney Transplants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you be willing to give your kidney to save the life of a complete stranger? 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