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Tyler Degand: Not Taking Normal for Granted
Tyler Degand was 14 years old when a rare strain of influenza B landed him in the hospital, struggling to stay alive. Now 16, Tyler enjoys the every day activities of a high school sophomore, including the excitement of learning to drive. But he do...
9/15/2011 | Tyler Degand: Not Taking Normal for Granted
Ready to Make a Splash at the Transplant Games
Kidney transplant recipient Kellen Binger, 12, is looking forward to participating in swimming events at the Transplant Games, which start July 30 in Madison. To register for the Community 5k Run/Walk for Organ, Tissue and Eye Donation on July 3...
7/19/2010 | Ready to Make a Splash at the Transplant Games
The Gift of Life, Again: Father Donates Kidney to Son
What's a father to do? When Randy Holcomb learned that his 15 year-old son Zach had Wegners disease, a very rare disease that landed Zach on the kidney transplant wait list, Randy immediately stepped up to donate his own kidney. Now 16...
6/11/2010 | The Gift of Life, Again: Father Donates Kidney to Son
Back in Tune: Living Donation Restores Musician's Health
Fourteen-year-old Aviva was exhausted prior to her first high school final exams. Her family thought it was mononucleosis. Tests revealed liver disease serious enough to require a transplant. Related: UW Health Liver Transplant
2/10/2008 | Back in Tune: Living Donation Restores Musician's Health
