Arizona mother of a disabled son turns to Craigslist to find a kidney donor

From KVOA-TV in Tucson, Arizona:

A Tucson mom in desperate need of a kidney is turning to classified ads in search of a donor.

Diane White has been on a transplant waiting list for four years, and now she's doing her own proactive search.

Bundled up in a sleeping bag, White undergoes lifesaving dialysis at Tucson's Desert Dialysis Center.

"So it's three hours, three times a week," says White.

Sitting in a recliner chair, it has become White's home away from home, although it's anything but comfortable.

"You feel weak, tired, sometimes sick," says White.

Unable to work due to her sickness, White also cares for her disabled son.

"He was born with Spina Bifida," says White. "Dealing with this, makes it very difficult for both of us."

With type 0 blood, no one in White's family is a match. So with a leap of faith, White posted an ad on craigslist.

"I have polycystic kidney disease which has made my kidneys the size of footballs," she reads aloud.

Despite the misconception, it's perfectly legal for strangers to donate their kidney. As long as it's not for financial gain says Lee Cauble a nurse at Desert Dialysis.

"They go through rigorous testing, to make sure that not only they're in good physical health, but good mental health. That they really are doing this out of the goodness of their hearts and not to gain any benefit," says Cauble.

Cauble says 80,000 people are awaiting kidney transplants in the U.S and supports White's unconventional search for a donor.

"It's a new twist," says Cauble.

A new twist that just might pay off, without costing her donor a cent, says White.

"Both my insurance, I have two, would cover all costs, testing, and possible transplant, my donor wouldn't have to pay a penny," says White.