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On average,
a transplanted kidney
lasts 15 years.
Organ rejection
can
decrease that lifespan by 1/2.
Power Player – Ray
Ray’s doctor often refers to him as a “walking miracle.” He beat all odds, and if he were a textbook case, he would not be around today to tell his story. It all started in December 2016, when Ray began retaining fluid in his abdomen. It became difficult to sleep, […]
Power Player – Megan
Megan was a 24-year-old teacher when she was diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. She was told she would need a kidney transplant. When she found out she needed a kidney transplant, she was terrified. The internet was still new at the time, but she did as much research as she […]
Power Player – Valerie
I went to my GP back in 2000 because I had been suffering from diarrhea for a rather a long time. I was referred to a consultant, Dr. Ellis at the Horton Hospital, Banbury. When he looked at my blood test results, he found that I had the anti-mitochondrial antibody […]
Power Player – Brock
In April 2017, when Brock was just turning 11 years old, he was diagnosed with stage 4 hepatoblastoma, a tumor that starts in the liver. By July 2017, he needed a liver transplant and was added to the waiting list. All of this came as a shock to Brock and his family. […]
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