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How a NJ woman saved a veteran’s life with a kidney — under unlikely circumstances
It took COVID-19, an unexpected layoff, an hour of daytime television, a laser-focused nonprofit leader and a priest’s encouragement — plus more than a year of testing and delays — for Sheila Devaney’s left kidney to be transplanted into Ron Kishun.
To say it was a dizzying set of circumstances that brought these two New Jerseyans together is an understatement. But it culminated in a pair of successful surgeries last spring that saved Kishun’s life.
Encouraging People to Give – So Veterans Can Live
According to the US Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans have a 34 % higher chance of having kidney disease than the general population. And yet, Veterans’ rate of transplantation is significantly lower than non-Veterans’.
“She’s my hero”: Middleburg woman donates a kidney to a veteran – Action News Jax
Jacksonville, Fla. — A Middleburg woman is being called a hero. She gave a piece of herself to save the life of a veteran battling kidney disease.
Fawna Moore donated a kidney to Vicki Beecher after learning about a program that matches donors with veterans in need (https://www.dovetransplant.org/).
The surgery was done at the Mayo Clinic last week.
DOVE Featured on the Tamron Hall Show!
We are so excited to share this segment from our visit to the Tamron Hall show highlighting the mission of DOVE featuring our founder…
Fox News coverage has directly led to 18 DOVE living donor transplants. Lets keep it going…
FOX news has profiled DOVE several times. This is directly linked to saving Veterans lives. Over 600 donor inquiries and 18 transplants.