In 2024, Luis Barrera went for his first dialysis appointment after spending 12 years with kidney failure. Hoping for a miracle, Nancy Zevgolis matched with Barrera and became his donor.
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Husband gets the ultimate wedding anniversary gift — wife’s kidney
When doctors told Snowmass Village resident JD Daly he needed a kidney donor, his wife Mary Paula Daly’s response was immediate: “I’ll do it.”
Read MoreThe National Kidney Registry Offers Free “Success Stories” Booklet to Inspire Living Donor Searches
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) is proud to announce the release of its “Success Stories” booklet, designed to offer hope and encouragement to individuals and families searching for a living kidney or liver donor. The booklet features firsthand stories from transplant recipients and donors to offer hope, encouragement, and real-life examples of what’s possible. “We …
Read MoreInspired by his wife’s donation, Utah man donates kidney
David Garey was 24 years old when he donated a kidney to an anonymous recipient through the paired kidney exchange program at University of Utah Health.
Read More‘I have an opportunity to fulfill my life’: Fishers teen needs a new kidney
16-year-old Max Pendlum, a talented viola player and high school theater performer, is in need of a kidney transplant due to bilateral kidney dysplasia.
Read MoreFall River woman seeks donor after near-death experience
Fall River singer Nadia Pavão is facing a critical health battle and revealed she urgently needs a kidney transplant.
Read More‘It’s a true miracle:’ Huntington Beach man finds kidney donor
Shawn Kortes, who has polycystic kidney disease, had been searching for a new kidney for months. He received a kidney transplant on Feb. 25 at UCI Medical Center in Orange.
Read MoreLiving kidney donor found for Elias, 13
A living donor has been found for the life-saving kidney transplant for Elias Manolis, 13, born with UVJ obstruction, a chronic kidney condition, that left him with failing kidneys.
Read MoreOverland Park mother of 3 finds living kidney donor after sharing her story
An Overland Park mother in desperate need of a kidney has found a match.
Read MoreMonths after receiving life-saving kidney donation, Bayside man is helping others find donors and spread awareness
Bayside native Marc Perez received a life-saving kidney transplant from fellow New York City resident Aline Linden after they were connected to each other via mutual friends.
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