So how exactly do you ask people for a kidney? You have to just ask. Be honest. Educate. Don't make up answers. Be prepared for people to: change the topic, ask a lot of questions and possible just stare at you.

Ever wonder about all those times Dora is silent? Maybe somebody asked for a kidney.

The "I would rather be in these bushes than talk about your kidney disease" move.

Sometimes people just don't know what to say. And that's okay. My advice. TAKE THE RISK.

I have to admit it was hard at first to make myself vulnerable. The truth is you never know what someone is willing to do. Thankfully I have a dozen or so people that have volunteered to be potential donors. That's a dozen chances of LIFE. I feel truly blessed. The average wait time to get a kidney transplant from the deceased donor kidney list is approximately three to five years. Transplanted kidneys from a deceased donor generally don't last as long as those from a living donor (usually 10 years for a deceased donor kidney; 15-20 years for a living donor kidney).