And that's because, as Leishman says, the demand for kidneys keeps rising — but the supply hasn't risen to meet it.

正如利什曼所说，这是因为，对肾脏的需求不断增加，但供应量却未能满足需求。

Given her particulars, one doctor told her, she could wait five years or more — years which, as Leishman describes, are hard on anyone with kidney failure.

一位医生告诉她，鉴于她的具体情况，她可以等待五年或更长时间——正如利什曼所描述的那样，这对任何患有肾衰竭的人来说都是艰难的。