Dialysis or transplant? During kidney failure, know your options
Dialysis and kidney transplantation are treatments for severe kidney failure. When kidneys are no longer working effectively, waste products and fluid build up in the blood. When they fail – often...
View ArticleTransplant nurse donates kidney to save father’s life
When John Gossett started feeling sick last year it was all too familiar. Fatigue, loss of appetite, shortness of breath — they were some of the same symptoms he experienced more than a decade ago when...
View ArticleGiving the gift of life: living donor liver transplants
You may be aware it’s possible for a living person to donate a kidney. After all, we’re born with two of them. But you might be surprised to learn that the same thing is possible with the liver. You’re...
View ArticleWhy I lost nearly 50 lbs to donate my kidney and save my father’s life
I followed the doctor into the hallway. I didn’t want my dad to hear the answer I was afraid of, “No…sorry…Mr. Horner is not a candidate for a transplant.” Let me back up. We forced Dad to come to the...
View ArticleA gift of love: Wife saves husband’s life through organ donation
As a successful practicing attorney, father of two young children and supportive husband, Joel Elliott is quite accustomed to the on-the-go lifestyle. So much so that his wife Cristy explains, “He is...
View ArticleA dynamic donor duo: Husband and wife both donate kidneys to strangers
Becoming a living organ donor for a friend or relative is an unparalleled act of kindness. And donors who decide to give the gift of life to a perfect stranger? They fall into an entirely different...
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