Paul Kupiec is waiting for a kidney transplant
Paul Kupiec is well known in his hometown of North Tonawanda, but friends and neighbors might not be aware that he’s awaiting a kidney...
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Apr 20, 2023
Hoping for a living kidney donor
Michael Tatum of Cheektowaga is a loving husband, father and grandfather. In 2021, he learned that he was reaching kidney failure....
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Jan 10, 2023
Living Kidney Donation Awareness Event Honored Local Mason Gary Garippo
We hear from a living donor and people awaiting kidney transplant in the latest Kidney Conversations podcast. Recorded at the Gary...
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Jan 6, 2023
Waiting time adjustment approved for kidney transplant candidates affected by race-based calculation
The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) has approved a process intended to improve transplant equity by backdating the...
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Jan 5, 2023
Organ Donation Awareness Event and Blood Drive will Honor Local Mason
The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons Community Service Committee and the Blood and Organ Donor Committee, in cooperation with the...
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Dec 17, 2022
Gary Garippo Memorial Blood Drive and Organ Donor Awareness Event
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons Blood and Organ Donor Committee in cooperation with the Kidney Foundation of WNY and ConnectLife...
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May 26, 2022
Waiting for the Blessing of a Living Kidney Donor
Joann Wellman is hoping for a living kidney donor. Joann, 67, and her husband Michael live in Frewsburg, NY. “We have two amazing...
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Apr 29, 2022
National Pediatric Transplant Week
Last year, 1,890 children received organ transplants, including 820 kidney transplants. Each of these lifesaving transplants were made...
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Mar 20, 2022
Seeking a selfless donor
Elena DePaolo successfully battled leukemia. Now she needs a kidney transplant and is hoping a living donor will come forward. Elena...
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Mar 8, 2022
Jordan hopes for a living kidney donor
Jordan Crowley is hoping for a living kidney donor. Jordan is a 23-year-old college student from Elma. He plans to graduate with a...
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Mar 1, 2022
Diana Leising is seeking a living donor
Diana Leising is hoping for a living kidney donor. She and her husband Dan live in Sanborn, NY and enjoy the simple life with their three...
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