Transplant Twist: Woman Donates One Kidney, Saves Both Husband And Father
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 12:10
in Psychology & Sociology
Last year, Julie Stitt offered to donate a kidney to her husband, Chuck, who was in kidney failure. Julie wasn't a match for Chuck but they entered the Paired Kidney Exchange (PKE) program at the University of Maryland Medical Center, which would move Chuck higher up on the transplant list and enable him to get a kidney from a matching living donor; in return, Julie would donate her kidney to a stranger that she matched.Chuck got his kidney transplant courtesy of an unknown donor in December of 2012. Julie, had just started a new job as a 2nd grade teacher so asked to wait until the summer break in 2013 to have her kidney donation surgery for a stranger. read more