LEMOORE, Calif. — A Lemoore family is confronting a heartbreaking reality together. Just one year apart, a mother and her son-in-law were both diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure. Charlotte Bass, …
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Liver Transplantation
Valley Center mother, family hoping for life-saving liver transplant
by Jordan Tovarby Jordan TovarVALLEY CENTER, Kan. (KWCH) – A Valley Center mother is in need of a new liver, a situation made more challenging by medical complications. “They thought I was gonna die, …
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Stockton woman Raquel Armstrong was in Pasadena after she was given the trip of a lifetime. Armstrong, a California DMV employee, was selected to be honored on New Year’s Day …
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Liver Transplantation
‘I’ve lost all trust’: Kelowna mother pleads with BC Transplant for her life
by noneby noneKelowna mother Lyndsay Richholt was told in March that she has approximately six months to live, her fate now resting on communication from BC Transplant. When Conservative MLA for Kelowna …
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Liver Transplantation
Mother urges organ donation discussion after young son’s liver transplant
by News Sourceby News SourceA mother whose “miracle” three-year-old son is one of the youngest children to have received a liver transplant has urged other people to discuss organ donation with their loved ones. …
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Organ Donation
Scottish mother hails ‘selfless’ donor son whose organs saved four lives
by Nick Forbesby Nick ForbesYour support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s …
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Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s …
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Liver Transplantation
A second opinion saved my mother from a double lung transplant in addition to a liver transplant.
by News Sourceby News SourceSarah Minton remembers being so unwell during her health journey that she planned her own funeral. Today, the 42-year-old says she feels like she's 18 again. Sarah credits her impressive …
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Dialysis
Sheffield mother celebrates miracle baby born while on dialysis
by Simon Thakeby Simon Thakehandout Tendai and Crispen welcomed son Zayn into the world in January. When Tendai Chisambara was told that she needed to undergo dialysis for her chronic kidney disease, she was …