Items Tagged ‘kidney’
October 1, 2009
Part 2: Balancing life and death
Cathy Garvey dropped a stack of red folders on the table as a huge image of two kidneys flashed on the conference room screen. She flipped open the first file: A 27-year-old woman with no children who wants to give a kidney to her father — for his third transplant. “She’s a great candidate,” […]
Tags: kidney, Transplant
August 26, 2009
Cabbie offers his rider gift of life
Rita Van Loenen had no idea that a trip in Thomas Chappell’s taxi could end up being the ride that saves her life. “There are better odds of getting struck by lightning,’’ Van Loenen said. “A random taxi driver offering to give me his kidney and all these pieces match. There has to be […]
Tags: kidney, Transplant