A year ago last August, I was tested and approved for a kidney transplant at Mayo. Because of my history of pancreatic cancer, I was placed on the inactive list. I made it known that I was in need of a kidney. Two people offered to be living donors. The first one was disqualified because of medication she was on. The second one, my sister, filled out the online questionnaire and was scheduled for testing in late June. In early June, I went to Rochester for a PET scan. At that time, I met the final requirement of being cancer free for 5 years and was placed on the active list for a transplant. A few days later, my sister was diagnosed with Mantel Cell Lymphoma, a rare kind on non-hodgkin's leukemia. (She has now completed her chemo and is currently scheduled for a stem cell transplant in January. This cancer is not curable, but the transplant is being done to help extend the time she is in remission.) At this time, I am not aware of anyone working on becoming a living donor. I am scheduled to go to Nebraska Medicine in Omaha in January to be tested to see if I can be placed on their transplant list. The wait list at Mayo is currently 3 - 7 years and the wait list at Nebraska Medicine is currently 1 - 3 years.