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Donors |
| “There was no way I could walk around with two kidneys and he had none; it was the right thing to do.” |
| Cindy A. (Allentown PA) |
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| “Like giving birth and bringing life into the world, giving someone a new chance at life is an unbelievably wonderful feeling”. |
| Faigy M. (grandmother from Brooklyn, NY) |
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| "I'd do it again. It wasn't anything I thought of twice. I just thought, 'I'm going to do this” |
| J.S. (Ohio) |
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| “I knew I couldn't save the thousands of people who are waiting for a kidney, but I could save one. That's a start." |
| Tom F. |
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| "I only need one kidney. It would take a mechanic longer to change my alternator than the surgery to take out my kidney. It's a miracle. I wish I knew a more powerful word than 'miracle' or 'amazing.” |
| Rita D. (CA) |
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| "I've been blessed with good health. As a doctor I've seen so many people suffer on dialysis for years, waiting for a kidney. Sometimes that kidney didn't come in time. My main motivation is to get one person off the wait list." |
| Dr. David Spence (Tucson, AZ) |
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| "What you get from it is more than the recipient." |
| Barbara R. |
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| “It felt really rewarding, I can’t imagine anyone not wanting to donate an organ. It can give a person a chance at a normal life.” |
| J.W. (Alabama) |
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| "The kidney was literally a spare part and I thought 'good, at last I can do something physically useful'." |
| B. R. |
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| “We saw a man who had been on dialysis seven days a week for the past fifteen months; a man who hadn't had a good night's sleep since his dialysis began. But on Monday we saw a healthy, vibrant-looking man who seemed healthy, happy and ready to get on with his life.” |
| Jack M. (Cleveland, OH) |
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| “There is no better feeling in the world than being told by the doctor that the kidney kicked in and is functioning properly.” |
| M.F. (New York) |
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Recipients |
| "I had forgotten what it was like to be a normal person." |
| J.F. |
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| “Her priceless, selfless act of mercy gave me a second chance at life.” |
| G.D. (Southfield MI) |
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| “One hundred percent, you got me back, I don't have words to express for how I feel." |
| G.T. |
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| “I was speechless. What do you say to a person who is literally giving part of themselves to you?” |
| B.M. |
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| Renewal aims to assist each and every donor and recipient |
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