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‘It Doesn’t Have to be a Morbid Conversation’: Mother of Infant Organ Donor Makes Public Appeal
Rebecca Maher’s daughter died at just eight months old, but was able to give a new life to someone waiting on a kidney transplant. Her kidneys, although tiny and not yet fully developed, were successfully donated to a 41-year-old man.
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A Perfect Match: Husband Donates Kidney to Wife of 51 years
“It was quite a gift. I don’t think he has to give me another gift for the rest of my life,” she said. “This was the ultimate present.”
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‘I still got 3.5 extra years that I wouldn’t have had’: N.B. woman prepares for second double-lung transplant
Jade Tripp is preparing for her second double-lung transplant after catching a common cold last year – “I caught a cold, and now I’m in rejection, so it is a very serious matter,” she said. “Even if you’re not sick all the time enough to need a vaccination or a flu shot, there are people around you that really rely on you having one.”
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How an Economist Helped Thousands Get a New Kidney
The new idea was for a “kidney exchange” where pairs of donors with kidneys which do not match are put together with other non-matching pairs so that everyone who was donating was able to find a matching recipient.
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Friendship formed after Airdrie man donates kidney to Calgary stranger
Just over a year ago, Tony Timmons underwent a major surgery for someone who once was a complete stranger. Now, Timmons and Ryan Mclennan have formed a strong, life-long bond
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