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STEVIE WONDER ON HEALTH AFTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANT: ‘I FEEL GREAT’
Stevie Wonder said Tuesday he feels 30 years younger after undergoing a kidney transplant late last year.
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‘Best Thanksgiving ever’: Sisters reunite in P.E.I. following transplant in Halifax
“Sisters reunite in P.E.I. following transplant in Halifax. A Nova Scotia woman with a new lease on life was reunited this Thanksgiving with the sister on P.E.I. who gave her the gift of a life-saving transplant surgery more than two months ago.”
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NWT pipe band member recovers after kidney transplant
“Ian Rennie has been on dialysis since 2015 as he has Goodpasture syndrome – a rare autoimmune disease that attacks the lungs and kidneys. He’s been waiting for a kidney donor for about three years.
Now the operation is complete, he no longer has to undergo dialysis, which is time-consuming and can have long-term side effects. He hopes he will have more energy, too.”
Penticton woman donating kidney to stranger to save his life
“It feels awesome. I want to give him a life back, I want his wife to know he’s not going to die, I want his kids to know he’s not going to die.”
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‘My family will never receive a greater gift’: local man receives double lung transplant’
Shellbrook’s Ralph Harris is recovering in an Edmonton hospital after receiving a double lung transplant this week. He’s been waiting for four years.
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