Woman Gives Stranger a Kidney

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Woman Gives Stranger a Kidney

April 1, 2009 05:34 PM

Boise, Idaho -- For those in need of an organ transplant, waiting for a donor can take months, if not years, so now living donors are stepping up.  A new website called donors.com has already saved more than 40 patients.
   
One Boise woman, recently gave one of her kidneys to a stranger. In her case, it was part of a donor pair exchange, where healthy friends and family save the lives of those they're a match for, hoping to secure a match for their own ill loved one.

She saved a 47-year-old mother whom she got to meet using a webcam.

"She, you know, was just very, very grateful someone gave up their kidney.  And she looked at me through the webcam and said you know there's just no words I can't even tell you," said Dolores Macias, a living donor.

Macias donated to benefit 27-year-old, Rosalie Schmalz of Boise, who's still waiting for a match.  Having one less kidney barely impacts Macias life.

She hopes others will considering becoming living donors by contacting Intermountain Donor Services or visiting donors.com.

http://www.fox12news.com/Global/story.asp?S=10114675&nav=menu439_4_6

[MandaMe1986]

I thnk they should have more donor pair exchanges.  There are so many people out there who would give someone a kidney who isn't a match.