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!function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement( iframe );t.display= none ,t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement( script );c.src= //cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js ,c.setAttribute( async , 1 ),c.setAttribute( type , text/javascript ),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document);(new Image()).src = https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b ;cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({ playerId : ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b , mediaId : 48944ef8-1a62-4706-948c-53ec703fa04e }).render( 6904c96fe4b0b48d8a1c3446 );});Jesse Eisenberg is making the world better in one of the most selfless ways possible — by donating his kidney to a stranger in need sometime next month.The Oscar nominee talked about his decision during Thursday’s episode of the “Today” show, sharing, “I’m actually donating my kidney in six weeks. I really am.”“I don’t know why,” Eisenberg added. “I got bitten by the blood donation bug. I’m doing an altruistic donation mid-December. I’m so excited to do it.”An altruistic donation is when a person donates a kidney, organ or other body tissue to a transplant candidate that he or she does not personally know.View this post on InstagramA post shared by TODAY (@todayshow)As Eisenberg explained, “Let’s say person X needs a kidney in Kansas City, (and) their child or whoever was going to donate to them is, for whatever set of reasons, not a match, but somehow I am.”“That person can still get my kidney and hopefully that child of that person still donates their kidney, right? But it goes to a bank where that person can find a match recipient, but it only works if there is basically an altruistic donor.”The “Social Network” star told Today.com how he hoped his decision would inspire others to donate, noting how “it’s essentially risk-free and so needed. I think people will realize that it’s a no-brainer, if you have the time and the inclination.”According to the National Kidney Foundation, over 101,000 people are currently on the waiting list for kidneys, but only 17,000 people are able to receive one of these life-saving donations each year.Related...11 Things Kidney Doctors Never, Ever DoSurgeons Remove World s Largest Kidney Stone From Retired SoldierWant To Avoid Painful Kidney Stones? These Foods Can Help.

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