After nearly four years of waiting for a matching donor, Madison-Ridgeland Academy head football coach Herbert Davis is finally getting a new kidney thanks to Leah Cox, an MRA parent. The two will be part of a six-person organ swap—the largest in Mississippi history.
Kidney Transplant News
Kaitlin’s Kidney Transplant Journey
In January 2019, when Kaitlin was just 10-years-old, her family learned she inherited a rare genetic mutation from her dad, Ken Siegel, a three-time kidney transplant recipient. …
Proving one kidney is more than enough … 2 Ironmans, 10 marathons in a year
American Hilary Baude embodies “giving” in a way that’s hard to imagine – donating a kidney and then proving that you can still thrive …
CT woman runs around the country to raise kidney donation awareness
When Hilary Baude isn’t teaching, anyone can usually find her on a gravel path running.“I started running as a way to process and kind of move through some tough emotions,” said Baude.Baude relied on running as an escape from reality because life hasn’t always been easy.
2 kidney donors ran the Philly Marathon to spread a message of post-donor viability. Each is running 12 marathons in 12 months.
By running 12 marathons in 12 months, Matt Cavanaugh and Hilary Baude hope to show that organ donors can lead healthy, active lives.
The Donor Games Championship: Bringing Awareness to Living Kidney Donation
Cornelius Bornman’s life changed forever on October 7, 2021. Bornman and his wife were putting their ten-year-old daughter, Jaelle, to bed one night when she started panting. Her neck started pulsing extremely fast, and her heart rate seemed out of control.
Kidney Donation Bonds Two Veterans Forever
How did a kidney donation from one veteran to another originate? Morgan Slaughter saw a sign—literally. While scrolling Facebook looking for a new restaurant to try, the Air Force veteran noticed a post of a sign: an U.S. Air Force veteran needed a kidney.
National Kidney Registery raises reimbursment for living donors
The National Kidney Registry has expanded its Donor Shield program by increasing the maximum reimbursement amount that a living donor can receive from $5,000 to $6,000.
Kindergarten Teacher Becomes First Kidney Donor to Complete Ironman World Championship (Exclusive)
Like most working moms, Hilary Baude, 41, is usually on the go. She’s a kindergarten teacher, has two kids, is an avid marathon runner, and just became the first kidney donor to ever compete in the Ironman World Championships.
Living kidney donors to tackle New York City Marathon
Living kidney donor athletes Matt Cavanaugh and Hilary Baude are getting ready to toe the line at the New York City Marathon on Sunday, in what will be their 10th marathon this year to raise awareness for living organ donation.