TAMPA, For Gail McCauley, replacing her damaged kidneys might have been fairly straightforward. Her son wanted to give her one of his kidneys. They imagined checking in to the hospital together for the surgery. But as often happens, his tissues were a poor match for her. Yet TJ McCauley still gave up a kidney for his mother. The gift just ended up becoming a cross-country affair spanning three months, nine states, 16 donors and 16 recipients… For the entire story, click on the link below.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/donating-a-kidney-to-mom-part-of-a-cross-country-chain-of-events/1153933
Garet Hil
Founder & President
National Kidney Registry
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
World Kidney Day on Thursday March 11th Media Extra
Uk official organ transplanttion site with information and publicity material
http://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/ukt
List of famous organ recepients from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organ_transplant_donors_and_recipients
Fox news story on Natalie Cole's organ transplant
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/05/22/natalie-cole-loses-sister-hours-kidney-transplant/edia
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