In Europe, the cold, the rain, the low temperatures and short sunny periods do not encourage travelling. The better destinations include the ski resorts in the Alps and the Pyrenees (France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Spain) or for those who feel the cold more Andalusia still has reasonable sunshine.
Fifty percent of kidneys from a living donor still function after 16 to 20 years, and with organs from deceased donors, a transplanted kidney should last 8 to 10 years.
If the transplant fails, treatment costs can reach hundreds of thousands of dollars. For example, the first year of treatment after a transplant failure , known as a graft failure, can cost about $140,000, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. About 55% of kidney transplants fail within 10 years.