Eight months after kidney transplant, Kathy Dowling dives into action

Daily Reporter | Arika Herron


GREENFIELD — What hasn’t killed Kathy Dowling is finally starting to make her stronger.

Dowling, former guidance director at Greenfield-Central High School, has survived – sometimes narrowly – a myriad of health problems that have plagued her over the past eight years. After a successful second kidney transplant eight months ago – her 79th surgery – Dowling is regaining her strength and will use it to raise awareness for organ donation during the swimming competition at next month’s Transplant Games of America.

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