At that time she volunteered to be a research subject for several procedures and new treatments aimed at reducing the complications of kidney transplants. With her new kidneys came a commitment to tell others about kidney research and the necessity of using animals in the search for the cure for kidney failure. Despite the significant and ongoing medical stresses that followed her transplant, Patty keeps a speaking and advocacy schedule that would exhaust any human. In 1989, Patty established the local chapter of Transplant Recipients International Organization. She also worked diligently on the Washington State Driver's License Organ Donor Program and helped with the development of the newly-released U.S. Postal Service Organ Donor Stamp.
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