Who has Emily's kidney?

Just back last night from St. Louis, where among many fun and interesting activities, I got to see my friend Emily McFarland. Emily is awesome-- she is hilarious, vivacious, successful, kind, interesting, upbeat, and delightful. She is so high spirited, you would never know from meeting her that she is actually surviving with low to no kidney funciton, has dialysis three times a week (for 4 hrs each time), and has been on the waiting list for a kidney transplant (for the second time) for over three years. Her positive attitude has always been awesome to witness, but some friends of hers have recently decided that positivity wasn't getting the job done. They decided to launch a campaign via social networking media outlets (Facebook and Twitter) for Emily's kidney-- which is currently in one of our bodies, just waiting to be united with the rest of Emily and her three current good-for-nothing kidneys. You can read some about Emily's story and that of other folks on the waiting list for kidneys in the US here, or follow Emily's kidney's charming twitter feed here, or become a friend of Emily's kidney here. But more importantly, if you are interested in being a kidney donor (the one you keep can more than cover the job! read about that here), call the Barnes Transplant Center at 314-362-5365 and they will get you information about screening and sign up. I am going to do it tomorrow. While I am at it, I am going to see if I am a liver match with my uncle. If there is a way to make organ donation trendy in Portland, I want to figure out what it is... maybe if it comes with homemade pickles, some craft microbrew, and artisan cupcakes. If you don't know Emily, that's okay-- but if you know (or have) what could be her future kidney, please call.