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Tag: organ-donation

  • Hard Moments

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    Susie Grace
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    My daughter has survived a liver transplant. My daughter has survived lymphoma. She has to wait two years from last June before she can be placed on the kidney transplant list. That will be June 2027. She will probably have to wait another two years to get a kidney. Can she do it? Yes. She’s…

  • A Rarity

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    Susie Grace
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    My former administrative assistant and I have something rare in common. Her husband and my daughter have both had liver transplants. In March, my daughter will celebrate the second anniversary of her transplant. My administrative assistant’s husband had a transplant a few days ago. Both had the transplant at the same hospital in the big…

  • Transplant Visit

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    Susie Grace
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    My daughter had a check-in with the transplant surgeon today. We had quite a few concerns. Since her infusions started for proliferative transplant disorder, her weight and sugar readings have increased. Her kidney function numbers (GFR) have also been declining with the infusion treatments. This roller coaster ride is really frustrating, as when one thing…