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The woman with the 100-YEAR-OLD kidney
« on: August 12, 2017, 03:11:04 AM »
The woman with the 100-YEAR-OLD kidney: 68-year-old has the world's oldest transplanted organ - and it's still going strong!

- Sue Westhead was in her 20s when she got the organ from mother, 57
- Was expected to function for 20 years max before needing replacement
- But 68-year-old has defied medical expectations and doubled that time

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3731752/The-woman-100-year-old-kidney-68-year-old-world-s-oldest-transplanted-organ-s-going-strong.html#ixzz4pWSFfR6N


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Daughter Jenna is 31 years old and was on dialysis.
7/17 She received a kidney from a living donor.
Please email us: kidney4jenna@gmail.com
Facebook for Jenna: https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
~ We are forever grateful to her 1st donor Patrice, who gave her 7 years of health and freedom
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