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Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) achieved a significant milestone: the 1,000th Microsite patient who received a living donor transplant. IIt took the NKR approximately six years to facilitate 1,000 Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) transplants from its inception in 2008. Today, the NKR is facilitating approximately 2,000 KPD transplants per year. The Microsite program is …

In August, Jonathan Donnelly was diagnosed with Stage Five kidney disease and was told he’d need to go on dialysis. Nearly a year later, Donnelly’s dreams came true, as he received a kidney from his boss’s wife.

A North Charleston officer reconnected with his kidney donor Thursday morning to share the emotional and life-changing impact the experience had on both of them.

 A pair of sisters from Harvest tell News 19 that they feel more connected than ever before. That’s because one gave the other the gift of a second chance at life.

Bruce Gamble and Jill Hickey met at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport where she works as a customer service agent for Delta Air Lines.

Two years ago, Rev. Paul Robinson, executive minister of Serve Locally, learned that his compromised kidney function had reached a point where he needed an intervention. Specifically, he needed a transplant.

Scott Scannell, 61, of Nesconset, has faced a decade-long battle with polycystic kidney disease. After years on dialysis and waiting on the national transplant list, his life changed when he received a kidney from a generous donor.

Norm Latona, the father of two-time Hokie All-American Sam Latona, will always carry a part of Virginia Tech wrestling with him. Literally.

Cheryl Foster says there are thousands of people on the transplant list, and it typically takes three to five years to get a kidney unless you’re able to find a living donor who’s a match. Thanks to her co-worker Adrienne Gossman, Foster gets a second chance at life.

Alabama State Rep. Anthony Daniels is opening up about a deeply personal and life-changing journey, one marked by sickness, sacrifice, and the unwavering strength of love.