"Drive for Five"

What's inside folks willing to share their spare, save a life and leave a priceless legacy? Empathy comes to mind. Here's the story of a long-time friend with an enlarged amygdala desiring to help others in need of a kidney transplant. #shareyourspare #savealife #leavealegacy #kidneydonation #lesskidneydisease

Public events like the 25th Donor Alliance "Donor Dash" do a wonderful job of raising awareness of America's growing kidney crisis. Drive for Five folks were honored to participate in the recent 25th edition at Denver's Washington Park.

The DFF Network is blessed to have Crissy Perham as one of its ambassadors in this effort to educate America about live organ donations, better policies to encourage more participation and education our nation about its growing kidney crisis. Perham is one amazing human being. The Iowa native who was an All American at Arizona and then won two golds and a silver in the butterfly at the '92 Barcelona games has become a dear friend and fierce advocate for our mission. Where did all this passion begin for the personable woman? USA Today did a nice job of telling her story recently. It also involves another incredible family known for its own Olympic star. Crissy, you rock sista! #shareyourspare #savealife #leavealegacy #kidneydonation #lesskidneydisease

Hanging with the fellas on a Friday morning takes me to a civil rights superstar of long ago. My goodness, we could use his spirit today in these tumultuous times. I hope you enjoy, "Beliefs."

Hey all, it took a while but Drive for Five's website is complete. Thanks for the support in our efforts to inspire more live organ donations, advocate for better state and federal policies encouraging more participation and educating Americans to the dangers of kidney disease. We appreciate you! #shareyourspare #savealife #leavealegacy #kidneydonation #lesskidneydisease

Six weeks post transplant. Feeling pretty darn good but there's room for improvement. The first few months are a roller coaster in working with AdventHealth Colorado's excellent transplant team, tweaking meds and all that jazz. Thanks for the continued well wishes. They're appreciated greatly. Please pray for the amazing woman who shared her spare and saved my life. Blessed beyond measure. May this beautiful soul's recovery continue trending in positive direction. Yep. My kidney donor is a woman. Might be a good reason why this DFF dude's watching more Hallmark movies these days. 😍 #shareyourspare #savealife #leavealegacy #kidneydonation #lesskidneydisease

When least expected, your scribe encounters wonderful reminders to the power of a positive attitude to deal with life's unexpected and unwanted challenges.

The state of our union? Troubled to say the least. Much like Trump credits "Divine Design" with saving his life? America could use a little to rescue our troubled nation. I hope you find some inspiration from, "Fruits." #goodbetterbest

The Drive for Five Network's Elaine Perlman is a wonderful ambassador leading a national effort to get legislation passed at the federal level that would remove artificial barriers to more live organ donations. It's called the "End Kidney Deaths Act", https://shorturl.at/NS9Dm and will be introduced later this summer in Congress. Here's the New York City resident with an update on a tax credit to those who share their spare. We give tax credits for solar panels and electric vehicles. We pay cash for donated sperm, fertilized eggs and plasma. The time is now to enact this sensible and live-saving legislation. #shareyourspare #savealife #leavealegacy #kidneydonation #lesskidneydisease

We know "Ace is the place for the helpful hardware man." Guess what? AdventHealth Porter is the place for the helpful transplant team." Talented crew. Anybody in Denver metro area needing an organ transplant? I highly recommend. However, live outside the Denver metro area? Need resources and services those of us in this transplant world require? Ain't easy. The disparity between urban and rural care is vast and inequitable. We can do better. #shareyourspare #savealife #leavealegacy