Teenage years can be hard enough, but most teens don’t have to spend hours in the car hooked up to a machine just to stay alive. But one boy from Annabella, Utah, faced just that until he got help from caregivers at Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital, Primary Children’s Hospital, and an altruistic kidney donor.
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Sevier County teen celebrates going back to school after life-saving kidney transplant
One family from Annabella knows the commute to Salt Lake City all too well. It’s where they spent several scary visits to the hospital for their sick son. “I tried to go back to swim practice, then I started blacking out,” Henry Coulter said.
Read MoreLocal couple thanks living kidney donor for the gift of life
A local couple celebrates the gift of life thanks to a neighbor. It all started a few years ago with a billboard for Linda McGrane. She had friends who owned the company that put up a billboard.
Read MoreReading woman takes to social media in hopes on finding life-saving kidney
One Reading family is making a special plea for a donation but it isn’t your average ask; they’re asking for a lifesaving organ. “I am at end stage renal failure, which means my kidneys barely function,” said Melanie Johnson, who is in need of a kidney transplant.
Read MoreCHOP sets record for living donor kidney transplants
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced today that its kidney transplant program has performed the most living donor kidney transplants ever in a fiscal year.
Read MoreWoman surprises sorority sister as a match for kidney donation: ‘my hero’
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.
Read MoreTampa 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 MoreA perfect match: Reno Aces team manager, Blake Lalli, donates kidney to girlfriend and two-time transplant recipient, Aleah Hartung
During his MLB career, Reno Aces Team Manager Blake Lalli played for the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers and Atlanta Braves, later going on to play for the Reno Aces before eventually returning as the youngest-ever team manager in franchise history. Even with an impressive baseball career profile, becoming a kidney donor to his girlfriend, Aleah …
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