@mickj @gingerw we had to ask several different people before we found out anything about my husband's donor. All we know is that it was a 50'ish year old woman that had a stroke.

@mickj Actually, the transplant team was very tight-lipped. We knew the organ was not "on site" since they called Bill and told him to come down, although they weren't sure he could have the surgery. Even as they prepped him for surgery, they commented that they hadn't seen the kidney yet. As he was wheeled into the operating suite, they said "it's a go!" We found out that much about the donor because the physician's assistant accidentally let it slip during one of the first post transplant exams. Some transplant centers will give some info, others guard it like a state secret!
Ginger