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kidney transplant

Living Donor Fundraiser Exceeds $10,000!

September 14, 2011

In follow-up to a post from Marla Blackwell on living kidney donation, we are grateful to report that the 4th annual ‘Night with Nashville’ concert and fundraiser reached a new milestone by raising more than $10,000 on September 8! Guests partied the night away to country tunes from recording artists Megan Mullins and James Wesley, [...]

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The Ultimate Match Game: Donors and Recipients in Triple Kidney Swap Meet for the First Time

July 8, 2011

There were plenty of hugs to go around when six patients involved in a triple kidney swap conducted at the University of Maryland Medical Center met for the first time on July 8, 2011. Each recipient originally came to the hospital with an intended donor: a spouse, a sibling and a church friend. However, when [...]

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A “Transplant Miracle”

March 10, 2011

Twenty-six-year-old Drew Sollenberger wanted to donate a kidney. Two-year-old Ethan Hatton needed a new kidney to live. Their separate stories became one thanks to the University of Maryland Medical Center, whose doctors removed one of Drew’s kidneys and inserted it in Ethan on January 19, 2011. Watch the videos below to learn the whole story [...]

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Becoming A Non-Directed Kidney Donor

February 1, 2011
Drew Sollenberger

This four-minute video features living kidney donor Drew Sollenberger discussing why he felt it was important for him to become a non-directed donor. A non-directed donor is an individual who expresses a desire to donate one of his or her kidneys, but who does not have a recipient to receive the organ. Dr. Matthew Cooper, [...]

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Father Gives Son the Gift (Kidney) of Life

December 6, 2010
Carlos Chambers

On October 28, 2009, Carlos Chambers received a life-saving kidney transplant that put an end to his need for continuous dialysis treatments and gave him back the strength and energy he had before being diagnosed with kidney failure just a few years ago. What made this life-saving gift even more special to Carlos was that [...]

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Social Worker Puts Worries Aside to Support Transplant Patients

July 9, 2010
Jo Funk, MSW, LCSW-C

By Jo Funk, MSW, LCSW-C UMMC Social Worker Independent Living Donor Advocate I first learned about “Rappel for Kidney Health” through my role as a social worker and independent living donor advocate at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Years ago I enjoyed the thrill of sky diving several times, which was a childhood dream. [...]

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Transplant Surgeon’s 25-Story Leap of Faith

June 25, 2010
Dr. Matthew Cooper

By Dr. Matthew Cooper Director of Kidney Transplantation The most obvious question would be why would someone ever choose to rappel down the outside of a building when there is a perfectly good elevator to get him down to the bottom. I guess one could say the opportunity to contribute to such a good cause [...]

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Kidney Donor A Reluctant But Real Hero

May 11, 2010

Ed Behn lost a close friend to kidney failure in 2008, and his sister-in-law has been head of a dialysis unit for 25 years. In short, Behn has seen the devastating effects of kidney failure. What’s unique about Behn, though, is that he did something about it. Behn decided to donate a kidney to a [...]

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Kidney Transplant Turns Business Acquaintances Into “Family”

April 15, 2010

Tony Brady (right) with kidney donor Ken Kuiper. When Ken Kuiper found out that a business acquaintance he saw once a year was on dialysis and needed a new kidney, he took action. He contacted Fernando “Tony” Brady, and found out they shared the same blood type — O positive. Ken, who is from Florida, [...]

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Say “Yes” to Organ Donation

April 13, 2010
Dr. Matthew Cooper

By Dr. Matthew Cooper Director of Kidney Transplantation Americans always seem to seek a cause to champion. We have benefits for causes ranging from “Save the Whales” to “Protect the Rainforest.” We have dates on the calendar to celebrate and remember special people and months to promote greater awareness of important causes (e.g., Black History [...]

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