Susan, a palliative care chaplain, donated her kidney to a woman whose kidneys began to fail while she was in a refugee camp in Nepal. She heard about the woman, who had been sent to the United States for emergency medical attention, in her church bulletin. And she decided to volunteer. She turned out to be the only one who stepped forward.
Read more of Susan’s story in this article from Upstate Health magazine.
Give. Susan was the only person who came forward as a potential kidney donor for Buddi, and she was a match! If you saw an announcement in your church’s bulletin about organ donation for a refugee/former refugee or another person you’ve never met, would you consider it? Why or why not?
Learn more about blood, organ and tissue donation in Canada here.
Learn more about blood, organ and tissue donation in the United States here.
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