Dr. Vivienne Poy & Justin Poy

MEET JUSTIN POY, busy creative director of award-winning agency and multiple kidney transplant recipient, & Dr. VIVIENNE POY, retired member of the Senate of Canada, and kidney donor to Justin 14 years ago. Justin developed kidney failure when he was a child and has lived on and off dialysis for many years, which has been hard on his health and his family.Kidney transplants are the preferred treatment for kidney failure because quality of life and life expectancy are higher than dialysis. Although transplanted kidneys can last many years, some recipients require more than one kidney transplant over their lifetime. Retransplantation, particularly in younger patients, is associated with better overall survival than dialysis.Ordinary people are capable of doing extraordinary things. Whether it's stepping forward as a living donor, registering as a deceased donor, donating blood or spreading awareness...YOU are capable of taking a brave action. You can not only change a life...you can save a life.