“Creepy,” he joked.
“Ah, Michael,” said Abedini, 22. She grinned and nudged his knee.
“She’s quirky,” he said, softening his description. “And she’s a good friend.”
Her thoughts on Whitaker, 23, are more serious. He’s dependable, a great friend, responsible, she said, and “always like the voice of reason.”
Since 2008, the two Wichita State University students have shared a friendship. Now, after a selfless decision, they share more than laughter and jokes.
About two weeks ago, Whitaker donated a kidney to Abedini, whose own kidneys shut down in December 2010 from a lifelong disease. When Whitaker found out last fall he shared his friend’s blood type, he joked: ‘‘Well, if you ever need a kidney, let me know.”
A few weeks later, a text message chimed on his phone: Abedini had been hospitalized, it said. And the offhand comment turned into a commitment.
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How to become a kidney donor
On average, a transplant candidate waits three years for a match.
Candidates for live kidney donations are usually 18 to 50 years of age, with no history of high blood pressure or diabetes, said Via Christi living donor coordinator Mark Blackmore. Cancer patients and those with a history of heart disease or similar diseases are not eligible donors.
Most living kidney donors and their recipients are not related. The transplant recipients' insurance covers the donor's medical costs.
For more information or to become a kidney donor, contact Via Christi Transplant Institute at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis at 316-268-5890. The center, 929 N. Francis, performs more than 30 kidney transplants each year. It is the only transplant center in Wichita and the surrounding area.
To register as an organ, eye or tissue donor, join the National Organ Donor Registry online at www.donatelife.net or sign the back of your driver's license and talk to your family.
Candidates for live kidney donations are usually 18 to 50 years of age, with no history of high blood pressure or diabetes, said Via Christi living donor coordinator Mark Blackmore. Cancer patients and those with a history of heart disease or similar diseases are not eligible donors.
Most living kidney donors and their recipients are not related. The transplant recipients' insurance covers the donor's medical costs.
For more information or to become a kidney donor, contact Via Christi Transplant Institute at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis at 316-268-5890. The center, 929 N. Francis, performs more than 30 kidney transplants each year. It is the only transplant center in Wichita and the surrounding area.
To register as an organ, eye or tissue donor, join the National Organ Donor Registry online at www.donatelife.net or sign the back of your driver's license and talk to your family.
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