‘Kidney couple’ promotes living donor program
Chip Washington wanted to give his kidney to his ailing wife Wanda, but he wasn’t a match. Instead, his left kidney was removed Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 and sent to someone else who needed a transplant. That allowed Wanda to receive a compatible kidney from another donor. (Courtesy of Methodist University Hospital)
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Wanda and Chip Washington are back at work four months after their paired kidney exchange.
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