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Kidney transplant surgeon Dr. Nathan Osbun completed the first robotic transplant surgery in the region. The patient was 68 year-old David Mendez.

Eric Weichselbaumer isn’t looking for sympathy. He’s looking to inspire people to consider kidney donation.

Debilitated by dialysis, Sandy Willard is scheduled to receive a transplanted kidney from a unexpected donor—Missouri racer Brennon Willard, her son.

Ernie Falbo’s future certainly looked, well, uncertain that day two years ago his doctor told him he had kidney disease. Stage 4 kidney disease. At age 79. His numbers were bad and getting worse, the doctor said, and soon he would need daily dialysis or a transplant.

There’s never been a safer time to give a kidney. The risk of death for people who donated a kidney has dropped by more than half in the last decade, according to a study published Wednesday. 

Angelina and Jereme were classmates in typing class together 25 years ago and now they’re bonded through a living kidney donation.

Dr. Shennen Mao, a Mayo Clinic transplant surgeon, says having a diverse pool of organ donors will help serve a growing wait list of those in need.

Kevin Pride and John Willis have developed a friendship stronger than any circumstance. They have a life-saving bond, strengthened through Kevin’s health challenges and the help that John could offer.

When a person gets a life-saving transplant, it becomes a moment they’ll never forget. And in some cases, it creates a bond between patient and donor.