A video of a woman surprising her sorority sister as a match for a kidney donation has gone viral after making the rounds online. As of Tuesday, the video had accumulated nearly 1 million views on TikTok alone with hundreds of thousands of likes and more than a thousand comments.
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Looking for inspiration or motivation in your donor search? Read these success stories. They did it, and you can too!
Tampa General Hospital looks to educate more Latinos on kidney transplants
As Tampa’s Hispanic population continues to grow, Tampa General Hospital is bringing more education to its Hispanic Kidney Transplant Program.
Read MoreA remarkable gift and a joyful reunion as kidney recipient meets her living donor
On a sunny Wisconsin morning, Shelley Hawbecker and Liz Schumacher exchanged tears, smiles and a pair of kidney-shaped slippers, a nod to the connection the two women share through living organ donation.
Read MoreSouth Florida native receives life-saving kidney transplant from sister
Traveling, exploring new places, and exercising are some of Marco David Palacios’ favorite pastimes. However, in 2016, the 35-year-old had to place those passions on hold. His kidneys were failing.
Read More“A huge success’: Ramsey offers update on kidney transplant
Owner Ken Ramsey has texted an update on his June 20 surgery in which he received a donated kidney from family friend Tom Pope, declaring his surgery not only a `huge success,’ but a record-breaking one.
Read MoreNKY woman gets long-awaited kidney transplant thanks to ‘selfless’ person
A Tri-State woman’s life was saved Tuesday thanks to a person her family met more than 20 years ago. Katie Mulroney was the recipient of Ashley McKenzie’s kidney. The kidney transplant, which was a success, was performed at Christ Hospital.
Read More“We’ll be friends forever’: local kidney donor and recipient bonded through the gift of life
Joia Dooley watched a report by KSHB 41 in January of 2022 and changed two lives: hers and the life of her kidney recipient.
Read MoreKidney donor comes to the rescue for Rockford’s greatest golfer Brad Benjamin
For the first time in 18 months, Brad Benjamin has his life back. Jill Powers donated one of her kidneys to Benjamin, who had been on dialysis for 18 months after doctors discovered he had been living with Berger disease most of his life.
Read MoreCatholic Queens man’s prayers are answered at 11th hour when kidney donor is found
As he approached end-stage renal failure, Petar Vukelich had been running out of options. His kidney function was at less than 10%, and in an anguished attempt to find a living donor for him, he and his family were reaching out to his Sunnyside community and beyond.
Read More‘Miracle’: how a Virginia woman became her best friend’s kidney donor
When Lauren Grom met her best friend, Julie Wood, she didn’t know her friend would save her life one day. In 2020, Grom learned from her doctors at D.C.’s George Washington University Hospital that she would have to either start dialysis or begin the long process of trying to find a kidney donor.
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