Items Tagged ‘Living Donor Transplant’
October 1, 2019
News Story Prompts Jan Germundson to Donate Kidney to Young Boy
By In the Loop 
A newspaper story about 12-year-old Ashton Hanson and his need for a kidney caught the eye of Jan Germundson, who then stepped in to give Ashton the gift of life.
Tags: Dr. Mikel Prieto, Kidney transplant, Living Donor Transplant, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center
June 25, 2019
Son Wins Father’s Day With Life-Saving Gift
By In the Loop
Robert Sanden’s gift of a kidney from his son Ricky was a welcome surprise after more than a decade of living with polycystic kidney disease.
Tags: Kidney transplant, Living Donor Transplant, Polycystic Kidney Disease
June 6, 2019
Desperate No More: Jimmy Farhat’s Pleas for Kidney End at Mayo Clinic
By In the Loop
Jimmy Farhat has spent three years on the kidney transplant list, sharing his story with anyone who would listen. That wait will come to an end soon, thanks to an anonymous donor.
Tags: dialysis, Kidney transplant, Living Donor Transplant, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Polycystic Kidney Disease
April 23, 2019
‘I Saw a Need, So I Helped Fill It:’ Volunteer Donates Kidney So Another May Live
By In the Loop
As a new retiree, Carroll Sharp took patients to and from kidney dialysis and saw how their condition affected them. So when he learned about being a living kidney donor, he stepped up in a big way.
Tags: diabetes, dialysis, Dr. Carrie Schinstock, Dr. Mikel Prieto, Gift of Life Transplant House, Living Donor Transplant, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center, Nephrology
February 28, 2019
Stroll Through Race Expo Takes Marathon Runner Down Life-changing Path
By In the Loop
Until last year, Robert Taylor hadn’t considered being a living organ donor. But then a booth at a race expo caught his eye, leading to a new kidney for Lynn McCurdy and a new friendship for both.
Tags: 26.2 With Donna, Living Donor Transplant, organ-donation chain, Type 1 diabetes
January 15, 2019
Beyond ‘In Sickness and Health,’ Woman Donates Kidney to Ex-Husband
By In the Loop
Although Bill Henrichs and Mary Ziegler divorced more than two decades ago, they’ve remained friends. So when Bill needed a kidney and Mary was a match, she didn’t think twice.
November 13, 2018
All in the Family: Iowa Man Donates Kidney to Mother-in-Law
By In the Loop
Jon Prebeck got a sobering look at his mother-in-law’s life with kidney disease when she came to stay with Jon and his wife. That’s when he decided to see if he could help.
Tags: Kidney transplant, Living Donor Transplant, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center
February 20, 2018
Co-Worker’s Death Inspires Woman to Save Another
By In the Loop
After Christine Graf was unable to save a co-worker who suffered a heart attack, she was determined to help others. So she donated a kidney to a stranger, starting a living-donor organ transplant chain.
Tags: Kidney transplant, Living Donor Transplant, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center
January 23, 2018
Man Receives Kidney From Acquaintance, Both Have Message to Share
By In the Loop
Last year, Jimmy Warren was surprised to learn he would need a kidney transplant. His wife shared the news on Facebook, and before long an acquaintance offered to give Jimmy the gift of life.
Tags: Living Donor Transplant, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center
March 24, 2016
A Family Tradition: Sisters Donate Kidneys to Uncles Exactly 8 Years Apart
By In the Loop
Greg McFarlane and his brother, Wain, have always shared a special bond. Together with their brothers Julian and Micah, the siblings founded the reggae band Ipso Facto in the early 1980s in Minneapolis, and have spent most of their lives making music together. “We eat, sleep and play together,” says Greg. “He’s my friend, my […]
Tags: kidney disease, Kidney transplant, Living Donor Transplant, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center