28May/19

At 84, oldest living kidney donor in US saves neighbor’s life – New York Post

At 84, oldest living kidney donor in US saves neighbor’s life  New York Post

When Linda Nall placed a sign in her yard seeking an O blood type kidney donor, she didn’t think it would last long. The 72-year-old woman has lupus, a disease which causes the immune system to attack its own tissues, and it was causing her kidneys to fail. When the head of the homeowners association’s grounds committee, Frank Dewhurst, arrived at her home in Wimberly, Texas, a town of 2,600 citizens halfway between Austin and San Antonio, she assumed he’d be asking her to remove the poster. Instead, he told her: “I’m O positive — I’m here to offer you my kidney.” But at 84-years-old, Dewhu…