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Organ transplants have been disrupted by the pandemic But these three siblings aren t giving up

Organ transplants have been disrupted by the pandemic. But these three siblings aren t giving up CNN 4/29/2021 By Faith Karimi, CNN © Courtesy Terre Baldwin Three siblings from left, Terre Baldwin, Al Baccei and Linda Tschaplizki are navigating the uncertainty of organ donations and transplants in a pandemic. As coronavirus shut down the world last year, Terre Baldwin was getting a life-saving heart and kidney transplant in San Francisco. With no guests allowed in her hospital room, she spent most of her days staring at the ceiling. At the same time, about 30 miles east, her brother Al Baccei was on a waiting list for a new kidney. The one Baldwin gave him over two decades ago started failing last year. To treat it the police sergeant, who lives in Danville, California, went on dialysis.

Living Organ Donation - Why Runners Should Sign Up to Be Living Organ Donors

David Jaewon Oh When Subbu Venkat, 56, an engineering manager in Houston and a seasoned marathoner, learned in 2013 that a close family member needed an immediate kidney transplant due to an autoimmune condition, he wanted to do everything he could to support them. After doing some initial research and consulting with his relative’s medical team, he decided he was willing to make the ultimate act of humanity and compassion and became his relative’s living kidney donor in September 2014. Mary Rice-Boothe’s husband, Marki Boothe, was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2019, and she navigated hurdles within the healthcare system for over a year before he was able to receive a transplant. Rice-Boothe, 45, who is also a runner, wasn’t a match for Marki, but she participated in a living donor exchange to help her husband get a much-needed kidney.

April is National Donate Life Month

April is National Donate Life Month Celebrating the lifesaving generosity of organ, eye and tissue donation News provided by Share this article National Donate Life Month (NDLM), an observance to focus national attention on the need and importance of organ, eye and tissue donation. National Donate Life Month is about the importance of registering your decision to be a donor, and honoring deceased and living donors - recognizing that the generosity of donors makes saving lives through transplantation possible. 2021 National Donate Life Month, Garden of Life artwork National Donate Life Month (NDLM) focuses attention on the need and importance of organ, eye and tissue donation.

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