Jason McCluney

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JASON’S STORY

Jason McCluney's path to becoming an altruistic, two-time organ donor started with a conversation with a friend about driving past someone stranded on the side of the freeway. His first thought was always the same: "I should stop and help." But other voices would bubble up in his mind: "They'll be fine. Help is on the way." In 2019, Jason decided to listen to that first voice and began his journey through UCSF's living kidney donation program. Just before Thanksgiving in the same year, Jason got the call and it was time to go to in for surgery. His recipient was a mother of two young kids and had an autoimmune disease. In 2021, Jason decided to become a living donor twice over and donated a part of his liver. His decision to donate a second time gave his recipient the chance at a cancer-free life. Jason credits his wife's philosophy on giving with helping him through. He says "my job is to be of service – not to decide what happens next or how they receive the generosity," he says. "The job is to give and let go."