Michael Wingard wanted to donate his kidney to save the life of his friend, Kaelyn, but he wasn’t a match for her. However, he still got to help her because Michael and Kaelyn were part of a ten-person kidney donation chain pairing five living donors with five recipients.
The rare procedure successfully took place recently over a 4-day span at Houston Methodist Hospital.
- Heather got Michael’s kidney. Then her twin
- Staci gave her kidney to
- Javier, whose son-in-law
- Tomas, donated a kidney to
- Chris, whose father
- David, gave his kidney to
- Barbara, whose daughter
- Lisa, gave her kidney to
- Kaelyn, Michael’s friend.
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/19/1086245705/10-strangers-come-together-for-a-life-changing-kidney-swap
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