From donation to Kilimanjaro: Living kidney donor defies limits

April is National Donate Life Month, and April 1 is Living Donor Day. More than 7,000 living-organ donations were reported in the U.S. in 2025, and kidney donations are the most common type of living-organ transplant. An Arizona woman and Mayo Clinic retiree, along with several other fellow kidney donors, are proving that donating a kidney doesn't limit a person. In fact, they can accomplish amazing feats, like climbing Africa's highest mountain. ____________________________________________ FOR THE PUBLIC: More health and medical news on the Mayo Clinic News Network. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/ FOR THE MEDIA ONLY: To access clean and NAT sound versions of this video on the Mayo Clinic News Network, register at https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/request-account/ Mayo Clinic: https://mayocl.in/3tNMAdF Like Mayo Clinic on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MayoClinic Follow Mayo Clinic on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mayoclinic/ Follow Mayo Clinic on X, formerly Twitter: https://x.com/MayoClinic Follow Mayo Clinic on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@mayoclinic