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Two Second Chances At Life

"Heart and Kidney Transplant Recipient Gets Two Second Chances At Life"
Jean Smith lives by the phrase “live every day like your last” after going through radiation and chemotherapy for cancer and ...
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Reward Far Greater than Struggle For Living Kidney Donor and Rec

“Preparing for the surgery was made easier by all the information and support we received from the renal transplant coordinators, physicians and social worker. We were educated and kept up- todate every step of the way,” Mr. Orange said.
When Robert Orange opened the door to his local church in Jersey City on a fall evening back in 1998, he came face-to-face with ...
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A Family's Love

"After seeing how tired my husband got while playing football on the front lawn with our son, I wanted to do everything in my power to see them play a full game again."
Marcus, Recipient Trish, Donor Emotionally-Related Kidney Donation Trish truly loves her husband and would do anything for him. ...
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A True Act of Love

“The transplant didn’t change my life, it transformed my life into something phenomenal."
Narciso, Recipient Tulay, Donor Emotionally-Related Kidney Transplant When Narciso’s wife came forward to give him a kidney, he ...
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A Year Older, a Year Wiser, A Year Closer to Renewed Health

"Fortunately, the progress in the field of transplantation has been astounding."
Fletcher Blevins, seated, is joined by, from left, Luis Arroyo, M.D., Patricia Skerko, L.C.S.W., Carmen Flores, R.N.C., and ...
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Kidney Transplant - Greg's Story

I never considered going to any hospital but Saint Barnabas, and the high level of care and attention I received assured me I made the right decision.
Just two months after my kidney transplant last summer, I was at the driving range swinging a golf club. I felt great! And, ...
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Living Donation Creates a “Dream Come True” for Active Teen

“It was all worth it.”
When Tristia Cosgrove of Jefferson Township was 11 years old, her mother brought her to the family pediatrician with flu-like ...
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Mike's Patient Story

Just ask Mike DiPiano and Stuart Geffner, M.D.
For Mike DiPiano, Athletic Director at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, a complication of diabetes he developed ...
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You've Got a Friend

“I realized that my purpose on Earth was to give ‘life’ back to someone who so desperately needed it. I feel so honored to have ‘saved’ Hector’s life."
Hector, Recipient Janice, Donor Living-Related Kidney Transplant When Hector learned that his friend Janice was giving him a ...
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