I walk for my Donor who gave back my life on Sept 30th 2009 & for everyone with kidney disease who have passed within the last year. I miss all of you: Fred Bormann (May 1st 2009), Nancy Drake (July 8th 2009), ChefNancy (May 13th 2009), Marian (2008), Terry (June 15th 2009) & Jamie Gilbert (Jan 1st 2006). ...Please help me help the Kidney Foundation. Click the "Sponsor Me" button to help me reach my goal. Please support my campaign to raise funds for The Kidney Foundation of Canada. To donate now, just click on the 'Sponsor Me' button below. Thank you for helping make a difference! - Angie of KidneyKorner.com Did you know? Of the 4,195 Canadians on the waiting list for a transplant (as of December 2007), 2,963 (71%) were awaiting a kidney transplant. Organ Waiting List Stats: In 2008… * There were 4330 people on the waiting list for an organ transplant. * 215 people died while waiting for an organ transplant. * 303 people withdrew from the waiting list. (People are withdrawn from the waiting list when they become too sick to receive a transplant, opt out of the surgery, or their health improves.) * 2083 transplants took place. 1541 of those transplants were made possible because of deceased donors. ** All Statistics are from the Canadian Institute for Health Information - who, inturn, gets their information directly from the provincial medical bodies that coordinate transplant. Please help raise awareness! Thank you for your support!