You Don't Have to Be An Exact Match to Be A Hero

I've been on the kidney transplant list for Southern California since March 14, 2014.  Every day gets me closer to being at the front of the line, but it is a little more complicated than that.  I am waiting for a donor (living or cadaver) who has enough biochemical markers to not be rejected by my body, and no one can predict when I will have that match.

Fortunately, my transplant hospital participates in "paired kidney donations" for donors/donees who are not compatible: