Rob Chambers, 68, decided to donate his kidney because his friend’s daughter was on dialysis. He started getting tested, but then they found her a match. Rob decided to go ahead with his donation anyway and saved a stranger’s life.
Kidney Transplant News
This mother survived a genetic kidney disease. Now, her daughter is fighting it, too
Nearly 10 years ago, Carol Soha went from being a name on a transplant list to a polycystic kidney disease survivor. Now, the 75-year-old hopes to find a donor for her daughter, who is facing the same disease.
A Father’s Love Provides a Gift for His Son and a Stranger
Eight-year-old Alex Zwakman will soon need a kidney transplant. His parents were told they’re incompatible to donate to him, but the National Kidney Registry’s Voucher Program allowed his father to help.
Kidney donation still allows for active lifestyle
The ball caps say donate life. The smiles say “let’s make a difference.” Newschannel 11 was there as a small group gathered outside University Medical Center today. Their mission? To launch an adventure they hope will save more lives.
New Jersey Marathon Runner Becomes Altruistic Kidney Donor
There were several factors that influenced Jorge Losch’s decision to become a living organ donor. He was inspired by his wife, Sara, who wanted to donate an organ but wasn’t able to due to health reasons, and he has two loved ones who received life-saving liver transplants.
Salem County Resident Donates Kidney
Victoria Maurizo came across a post in the Facebook group “EJ’s Journey to a New Kidney” by his determined mother searching for a type O kidney for her seven-year-old son, EJ. She decided to become his donor.
Northern Virginia Veteran and Father Desperately Needs a Living Kidney Donor
According to the National Kidney Foundation, 100,000 people are currently waiting for a kidney transplant. Springfield resident Rob Haupt is all too familiar with that statistic. He’s hoping that someone who reads this story, or hears about his situation, will consider becoming a living kidney donor. Because his life could depend on it.
74-year-old Wimberley man donates kidney to stranger to ‘end someone’s suffering’
Tom Duncan, a 74-year-old grandfather, donated a kidney to someone he has never met, in an effort to save a life. “If I had it to do over again, I wouldn’t have waited so long,” said Duncan.
Living heroes, living donors gift life to kidney transplant patients
Nearly 1 in 7 U.S. adults have chronic kidney disease that may require a kidney transplant. In South Florida, Memorial Transplant Institute is on the front lines, treating kidney disease and increasing positive outcomes for patients in need of life-saving transplants.
Why a transplant coordinator at Hartford Hospital donated her kidney to a child. It’s ‘a little bit of practicing what I preach.’
Kari Rancourt, a transplant coordinator at Hartford Hospital, recently became a patient herself. Rancourt, who has worked at the hospital since 2006, became a donor, giving one of her kidneys to an 11-year-old in Minnesota.