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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Confessions of a kidney transplant recipient

Bedford-Katonah Patch | Mary Wu

My name is Mary and I am a two-time kidney transplant recipient that was born with renal agenesis. I am now 29 with "confessions" to share. I hope they inspire you about life and inform you about organ donation/transplantation. If you are not a registered organ donor, scroll to the bottom to enroll!

Here is the next chapter of "Confessions of a Kidney Transplant Recipient," which is "Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Suspected Truth."

On the day my Father and I went to meet my osteopath-to-be, the car windows were streaked with pelts of rain and there was a thick and dense fog misted over. The rhythmic sound of the windshield wipers, the raindrops, and the mechanical hum of the car as the wheels hydroplaned over the slick roads were the only noises. As usual, my Father and I were quietly lost in our own world of thoughts with yet another doctor appointment on the horizon. It was only when we arrived promptly for our 8:00am appointment at the small and red-bricked medical office building that the first burst of light was breaking out.Read more: http://bedford.patch.com/blog_posts/confessions-of-a-kidney-transplant-recipient

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