Living Donor Retraces Kidney And Liver Donation Journey On Cross-Country Ride To Rally Organ Donation Awareness

Living Donor Pedals Across States To Spotlight kidney And liver Transplantation

USA: Mark Scotch, a Wisconsin man and living donor, paused in Colorado today during a multi-state bike ride aimed at boosting organ donation awareness and education. Scotch has twice given organs to strangers—donating a kidney in 2020 and later a portion of his liver to a young child in California in 2023—and has turned his personal transplant journey into a public campaign.

Scotch first commemorated his kidney donation by cycling the route his donated organ traveled to its recipient. That effort evolved into a longer voyage: he began the liver leg of the trip in California last year, tracing the arc of both donations to put a human face on transplantation and the ongoing need for donors.

Denver served as a midpoint on the route that links his two donations, and Scotch used the stop to engage local communities about living donation, transplant logistics and the medical teams that facilitate these procedures. He described the ride as a way to teach the public about how kidney and liver transplantation work, the safety of living donation and the impact on recipients and families.

Now bound for his home in Wisconsin, Scotch expects to arrive by Memorial Day. His cross-country campaign underscores how living donors can transform individual operations into broader outreach, hoping to inspire more people to register as organ donors and consider living donation options.

Video originally published on 2026-04-29 18:03:47