The power of organ donation: 3 couples celebrate after life-saving, 6-person kidney exchange
- The Loma Linda institution hosted a reunion celebrating a six-person kidney exchange program.
- There are over 90,000 patients in the U.S. Needing kidney transplants, many lacking living donors.
- Three recipients and their donors met for the first time at this special reunion event.
- Laura Luna said, "through this program we were able to receive and donate, so I think it's a blessing."
- Recipients like Florenzia Cortes now lead normal lives, while others seek living donors to avoid long waits.
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The power of organ donation: 3 couples celebrate after life-saving, 6-person kidney exchange
By Ashley Mackey Click here for updates on this story LOMA LINDA, California (KABC) — Loma Linda University Transplant Institute recently held a reunion to celebrate a very unique situation — a six-person kidney exchange. For the first time, three kidney transplant recipients met the people who saved their lives. “Not only did I help my husband, but I helped a whole other family,” said Ashley Dade about being a donor in the kidney exchange p…
Organ donation: 'The most precious gift' - Brownwood Bulletin
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood staff observed National Donate Life Month Wednesday, April 16 with a flag raising near the hospital's main entrance and brief but heart-felt speeches from two women with personal stories about organ donation.
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