Joia Dooley watched a report by KSHB 41 in January of 2022 and changed two lives: hers and the life of her kidney recipient.
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Kidney donor comes to the rescue for Rockford’s greatest golfer Brad Benjamin
For the first time in 18 months, Brad Benjamin has his life back. Jill Powers donated one of her kidneys to Benjamin, who had been on dialysis for 18 months after doctors discovered he had been living with Berger disease most of his life.
Read MoreCatholic Queens man’s prayers are answered at 11th hour when kidney donor is found
As he approached end-stage renal failure, Petar Vukelich had been running out of options. His kidney function was at less than 10%, and in an anguished attempt to find a living donor for him, he and his family were reaching out to his Sunnyside community and beyond.
Read More‘Miracle’: how a Virginia woman became her best friend’s kidney donor
When Lauren Grom met her best friend, Julie Wood, she didn’t know her friend would save her life one day. In 2020, Grom learned from her doctors at D.C.’s George Washington University Hospital that she would have to either start dialysis or begin the long process of trying to find a kidney donor.
Read More‘Donate life’: neighbor gives Gwinnett County teen her kidney
A Gwinnett County teen is getting ready to head to the University of North Georgia next year, five years after receiving a kidney from his neighbor.
Read More‘This changed my life’: Boulder woman gives stranger her kidney after seeing Denver7 story
A year after his desperate plea on Denver7, a Colorado man’s life was transformed by a neighbor he’d never met, sparking a chain of kidney transplants that saved multiple lives.
Read MoreNebraska woman’s selfless act saves New Jersey veteran with kidney donation
A woman from Nebraska is celebrated in Camden for being a stranger who turned into a lifesaver. On Friday, a grateful family from Cape May met the woman who donated a kidney not knowing who the recipient would be.
Read MoreA true story of three sisters: an incredible year of recovery and the miracle of living donor transplants
While one sister celebrates a first anniversary, the other sister celebrates the life-saving gesture of a lifelong friend.
Read More‘Meant to be’: friends reconnect for first time after kidney transplant surgery
On January 15, Veronica Seaman went under the knife to receive a life-saving kidney transplant. The donor? Her friend and the biological mother of her step-son.
Read MoreHorse trainer receives life-saving kidney transplant, plans to compete in future derby races
During another busy horse keeping day at the Churchill Downs Training Center, Santamaria was at his stable making sure all of his 13 current horses were being taking care of. If it wasn’t for the life-saving kidney transplant his story could’ve had a different outcome.
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