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U.S. Congress Candidate for Alabama Donates Kidney, Urges Others to Donate Amid Pandemic
“There was a man who needed a kidney. His wife wanted to give to him, but she wasn’t a match. But since I was a match, I could give to him. And since she was willing, she ended up giving to a woman who had been waiting for nine years on the deceased donor list”
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‘I was given six months to live’: Woman marks 30 years since life-saving transplant
“I didn’t know what to expect after the transplant, but I felt like a newborn, when my husband and mother came in they were staggered. I knew straight away how different I felt.”
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‘It’s Just Like A Miracle Every Morning’: Kidney Recipient Grateful To Young Donor
“John’s wife, Rita Niblack, put out a plea on Facebook for a living donor. Rita is the Pastoral Director at Mullen High School. Her prayers were answered when a former student, Connor Arend, offered to help.”
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COVID-19 Open Access Publications – Donation and Transplantation Focus
This effort aims to create a repository for COVID-19 relevant organ and tissue donation and transplantation references, inform evidence-based emergency response recommendations, and highlight knowledge gaps that warrant investigation.
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Coronavirus Brings Challenges, Perspective To Transplant Patient
“Because of the high doses of steroids organ transplant recipients must take, Tempio is considered immuno-suppressed and will always need to be more careful.”
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