New York Therapist Desperately seeks Living Liver Donor
New York, NY - August 22, 2025 – Courtney Kidd, a New York-based therapist, is urgently seeking a living liver donor as she battles Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), a rare and progressive disease affecting the bile ducts. Kidd, who continues to practice therapy despite her declining health, is hoping to find a compatible donor to allow her to regain her life and pursue long-held dreams.
Kidd was diagnosed with PSC several years ago, a condition that causes inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts, ultimately leading to liver damage and failure. The disease can lead to complications like portal hypertension – increased pressure in the portal vein, which carries blood to the liver from the digestive organs - causing hazardous enlargement of blood vessels in the esophagus and stomach, prone to rupture and bleeding. It also severely weakens the immune system, leaving patients vulnerable to frequent infections.
“I try to live as normally as possible,” Kidd explained. “I had to stop a lot of the things I love. I used to be a huge traveler. I would kind of just drop the hat and go to Europe for a weekend and see my friends… It’s always with the kind of asterisk now of if I can. So I’m homebound a lot more, more new York-based.” she has already required hospitalization twice this summer due to complications from her illness.
A living donor liver transplant involves taking a portion of a healthy liver from a volunteer and surgically implanting it into the recipient. the liver has the unique ability to regenerate, allowing both the donor and recipient to recover with fully functioning livers.
Potential donors for Kidd must have either type A or O blood and be willing to travel to the Long Island, New York area for the surgery. Importantly,all medical costs associated with the donor’s evaluation and treatment will be covered by kidd’s insurance. Initial testing can be conducted remotely.
Understanding Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, progressive liver disease characterized by inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts, both inside and outside the liver. While the exact cause of PSC remains unknown, it is indeed believed to be an autoimmune condition, meaning the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the bile ducts.
Symptoms of PSC can be vague and develop slowly, frequently enough including fatigue, itching, and jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes). As the disease progresses, complications such as infections, cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), and liver failure can occur.
There is currently no cure for PSC, and treatment focuses on managing symptoms and slowing the progression of the disease. Liver transplantation is ofen the only effective long-term treatment option for patients with advanced PSC. The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) reports that the median wait time for a liver transplant in the United States is approximately 18 months, but can vary substantially depending on blood type, medical urgency, and geographic location.
Kidd is hoping to bypass the lengthy waitlist and find a suitable donor quickly. If accomplished, her first trip with a new liver will be to Ireland with her mother. She also expressed a desire to establish a national liver donation registry to streamline the donor matching process for other patients facing similar challenges.”I’d really like to get back to my life,” Kidd stated.
Those interested in learning more about becoming a potential donor for Courtney kidd can visit her website at https://courtneysliver.com/.
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