Cindy Sellers gave her kidney to her ex-husband Jerry on Wednesday, February 24th. The day after surgery, both Jerry and Cindy were recovering with flying colors.
Dr. Chavin and Dr. Baliga, MUSC transplant surgeons update on Cindy and Jerry’s recovery and shares why organ donation is so important.
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Jerry Sellers of Myrtle Beach, SC spent his life coaching high school teenagers. Only months after retiring, he was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, requiring him to spend the last year on dialysis. Fifteen hours a week for more than 52 weeks, Jerry sat in the dialysis center, hoping for a kidney donor. That’s when [...]
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It was Sunday night, November 23, 2008, when I received the phone call that a liver had become available. My wife, Sarah, and I were prepared. We had been through this routine before and our bags were already packed. Once I got off of the phone, we headed to the Medical University of South Carolina.
After [...]
Veteran’s Day is typically a day spent focusing on the sacrifice made by soldiers in past wars. But this year, a 15-year old Columbia, S.C. girl will remember Veteran’s Day as the time when a current solider saved her life, according to a report by Noelle Phillips at the Columbia State newspaper.
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Michael Cheeks spent 15 years on dialysis waiting for a kidney. A gift from a stranger would change his life forever.
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When Michael Cheeks graduated from high school in 1993, he had a bright future ahead of him. Â He earned a scholarship to play football in North Carolina, but shortly after graduation, he was feeling tired [...]
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