Waterford Resident Hilary Baude said donating a kidney was the easiest decision she ever made.
Baude, a kindergarten teacher at Mary Morrisson Elementary School in Groton, was watching the news on New Year’s Eve when she saw a segment about CBS Executive Marc Weiner’s search for a kidney donation.
As she watched, she said she connected with Weiner’s story. Baude and her family had experienced their own struggles when their oldest daughter, now 8, was born prematurely at 2 pounds, 3 ounces. Her daughter spent time in a neonatal intensive care unit and had open heart surgery at five months old. Later, the family experienced another struggle when her husband was diagnosed with cancer.
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If you aren t listed on your drivers license as an organ donor, perhaps this will make you reconsider.
Last year while we were all trying to rush from the grocery store back to our little pandemic-caves one of the most amazing things happened - two people met in public and became friends. That s right, during the year of the introvert, Hugh Smith and Mark Scotch introduced themselves to one another at Cane River Brewing in Natchitoches. According to the ArkLaTex Homepage, that fateful meeting would change both of their lives.
Hugh Smith desperately needed a kidney transplant, and has reportedly been on dialysis up to 10 hours a day for the last 2 years. That may soon be coming to an end as has bumped up on the national registry thanks to the voluntary donation of one kidney from Hugh s new friend Mark. You see, Mr. Scotch donated
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A man meets a guy in a bar, ends up donating a kidney for him; now on a bike mission for awareness
Wisconsin man Mark Scotch is riding 1,500 miles along the Mississippi River to Louisiana to meet back up with the man who inspired his donation. Author: Jenny Hipskind Updated: 7:59 PM CDT April 26, 2021
MOLINE, Ill. A Wisconsin man is biking cross-country to raise awareness for living organ donation.
Mark Scotch of Plover, Wisconsin met Hugh Smith at a brewery in Louisiana in early 2020.
The two men struck up a conversation and Smith mentioned he needed a kidney transplant. I just said hey, if you need one, I ll give you one of mine. And one thing led to another, and here I am! Scotch said.
National program struggling to find kidney donors as transplant wait list grows
Over 100,000 people are waiting on a kidney transplant. There s a program that could save lives, but COVID-19 has caused some major problems. Author: Bill McGinty Updated: 7:05 PM EST February 16, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. The COVID-19 pandemic has dominated news headlines over the last 12 months, but millions of Americans are also dealing with other significant health issues that have been pushed from the spotlight.
For example, kidney transplants. At any given time, about 470,000 people are on dialysis, a process that filters the blood and buys time for people dealing with kidney diseases. Kidney disease can affect anyone, and husband Marc Weiner is one of those people.