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Nonprofit helps veterans receive kidney transplant through living donation
Nonprofit helps veterans receive kidney transplant through living donation Sharyn Kreitzer is working to help save veteran lives one step at a time. After spending her whole career in the transplant field as a social worker, she has seen firsthand how long the wait is to receive a kidney transplant. On average, more than 3,000 new patients are added to the kidney waiting list each month, with 13 people dying each day waiting for a transplant, according to the National Kidney Foundation.
Nonprofit aims to help veterans requiring kidney transplants
No veteran should die waiting for a kidney transplant. However, as of the July 4th weekend, there were 1,781 veterans across the United States on a waiting list. Sharyn Kreitzer is on a mission to eradicate the wait.
Three years ago, Kreitzer founded the nonprofit Donor Outreach for Veterans, or DOVE. Her mission is to locate living kidney donors for higher risk patients.
South Ga. veteran gives fellow vet life-saving gift
Organization talks need for kidney transplants among veterans NASHVILLE, Ga. (WALB) – One South Georgia Veteran is helping a fellow veteran continue to fight for his life. All thanks to a different kind of sacrifice she made. Lindsay Gutierrez decided to give the gift of life after participating in the American Elegance pageant. During the pageant, she met a friend who was devastated about needing a kidney transplant.
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Quincy community rallies support for army veteran in need of Kidney
QUINCY, Mass. — Dozens of people came out to support a U.S. Army veteran in need of a kidney at a fundraiser at Alba restaurant in Quincy Sunday.
“He came from a different country with the goal to serve in the United States Army, and he was able to do so for several years and then his dreams were dashed because he was diagnosed with kidney failure,” said Sharon Kreitzer, founder of Donor Outreach for Veterans.
Aleksander Pallko dedicated his life to serving others in the U.S. Army. He never thought he’d be the one needing help until he was diagnosed with kidney disease.
Central Florida Navy veteran in need of kidney finds match with neighbor
A Central Florida man is getting the ultimate gift from a neighbor this holiday season — a kidney.
“Words can’t describe it, the generosity, the feeling of me not being worthy of such a great thing,” Jim Cochrane said.
Cochrane, a Navy veteran was faced with the real possibility of dialysis. He needed to find a Kidney donor and DOVE, which stands for Donor Outreach for Veterans, put his profile on social media.