"It would be a blessing:" COVID-19 pandemic dashes local woman's hope for kidney transplant
"It would be a blessing:" COVID-19 pandemic dashes local woman's hope for kidney transplant Jill McGuffin's blood type is O positive. A local Colorado Springs woman is in need of a kidney donor. and last updated 2021-07-19 21:17:47-04 COLORADO SPRINGS â The COVID-19 pandemic created significant disruptions to organ and kidney transplant operations across the country, creating an increased need for donors. Jill McGuffen was diagnosed with acute kidney disease back in 2016. "I did a stem cell transplant in Denver, and as soon as I got out of there they told me I had to go to dialysis. I ...