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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Porterville Kidney transplant-recipient chain

ABC 30 | Jessica Peres

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) -- A South Valley organ donor and recipient are part of a nationwide chain of more than 60 kidney transplants.

When Samantha Hendon first met Jeremy Cantrell -- he had just started undergoing dialysis treatments three times a week.

Samantha Hendon, kidney transplant donor said, "I've seen him want to go places want to do things and not be able to go want to go."

Jeremy Cantrell, kidney transplant recipient said, "I didn't get exhausted well I didn't think I did, I didn't get exhausted like the other patients I mean I was still working at this time going to work 6 days a week."
Read more: http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=8552818

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