Tag Archives: Kidney donor

08Jul/17

Kidney donors, recipients meet for first time: ‘We’re connected!’ – Fox 32 Chicago


Fox 32 Chicago

Kidney donors, recipients meet for first time: ‘We’re connected!’
Fox 32 Chicago
Patients who show up with a willing donor — a relative or a friend — often learn the donor isn’t compatible. In the past, that meant the patient would have live on dialysis for five years or so, waiting for a kidney from a deceased donor. Under the
‘Matches Made in Heaven’ 8-person kidney swap donors, recipients …WGN-TV
Matches Made in Heaven: 8 patients involved in kidney swap meet …WLS-TV
Kidney ‘Exchange’ Helps Several Patients At Once « CBS ChicagoCBS Chicago

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07Jul/17

‘Matches Made in Heaven’ 8-person kidney swap donors, recipients … – WGN-TV


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‘Matches Made in Heaven’ 8-person kidney swap donors, recipients …
WGN-TV
CHICAGO — Tears, hugs and warmth radiated from the third floor of the Northwestern Hospital Feinberg Pavilion on Friday as eight strangers came face to face …
Kidney donors, recipients meet for first time: ‘We’re connected!’Fox 32 Chicago
Matches Made in Heaven: 8 patients involved in kidney swap meet …WLS-TV
Kidney ‘Exchange’ Helps Several Patients At Once « CBS ChicagoCBS Chicago

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07Jul/17

Portishead wife urges people to sign organ donation list after giving kidney to ill husband – North Somerset Times


North Somerset Times

Portishead wife urges people to sign organ donation list after giving kidney to ill husband
North Somerset Times
With kidney donors in short supply, younger recipients are prioritised. Nick was told there was a real chance he would not have received one had he joined the transplant list. Ann, aged 51, said: “I made the offer (of a transplant) to him in 2014 when