Monthly Archives: December 2011

By Sam Walker / The Daily Record A SCOT has written an emotional letter to thank the parents of a tragic five-year-old whose kidneys saved his life. Chris Green was yesterday preparing to celebrate a new year he thought he … Continue reading →

By Terry Manners / The Times Caring mother-of-two Veronica Buttigieg told The Times last night of the moment she decided to give her kidney to a stranger she spoke to at a party. The 52-year-old British teacher, whose husband has … Continue reading →

By Linda Carroll / Today.com It took Kari Roberts two years to lose enough weight to be eligible to donate the kidney that might save her brother’s life. Her dedication may have saved both of them. Back in September, Roberts … Continue reading →

CBS47.TV A heart-warming story about the true meaning of giving after one man donated his kidney. “You know I wish I had more kidneys to give out,” said Max Zapata. A rather shy man who doesn’t want much attention, 52-year-old … Continue reading →

By Rachel E. Sheeley / Pal-Item.com This year, Susan Preston gave Bruce Dodds a Christmas gift that is changing his life. Preston donated a kidney to Dodds. “Her gift means a normal life again,” Dodds said. The living donor kidney … Continue reading →

By: Emily Schettler | Iowa City Press-Citizen Jory Helms knows he has a lot to be thankful for this year as he celebrates the holidays with family and friends. For the first time in four years, Helms visited his mom … Continue reading →

By Bruce Deachman, Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA, CANAA – Russell resident Melanie Joanette is 34 and an administrative assistant at CHEO. She has chronic kidney failure and for the past two years has had to undergo dialysis treatments nearly 30 times … Continue reading →

Doctor’s Lounge Complete correction of anemia (hemoglobin, ≥13 g/dL) in kidney transplant recipients slows progression to chronic allograft nephropathy, according to a study published online Dec. 22 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Gabriel Choukroun, M.D., Ph.D., … Continue reading →

By Chelsea Conaboy / Boston Globe A child contracted hepatitis C through a blood vessel transplanted in September at Children’s Hospital Boston from an infected donor who was not known to have the disease. Two people in Kentucky who received … Continue reading →

By Erin Pustay IndeOnline.com PERRY TWP. — Real heroes don’t wear capes. They don’t have superhuman powers. Often, heroes are just ordinary people who have hearts big enough to change the world. Anna Peters would never consider herself a hero, … Continue reading →