His wife, Denise, offered hers, but despite the 14 years the two had spent together, their organs were incompatible.
The fact that Denise’s kidney wasn’t a match was a minor detail — more importantly, she was a viable donor for someone else.
Click on the main photo to see a slideshow of the patients.
Friday, the Andersons were part of a three-way kidney swap at California Pacific Medical Center set up through a program that matched the couple with two other pairs in the same situation — one in need of a kidney, the other with one who is not a match.
Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/11/triple-kidney-swap-san-franciscos-cpmc-has-unique-twist#ixzz1dbO7eYeE
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