WHEN his elder sister’s kidneys both failed in 2009, operations manager Yow Kok Kheong wanted to give her one of his.
Then antibody tests showed they were not a match.
But early this year, against all odds, 38-year-old teacher Yow Sok Fun successfully received a kidney from her brother, 35.
This was after Singapore General Hospital (SGH) had devised a way to condition the patient’s body to accept an incompatible transplant.
The public hospital now joins two others in offering kidney transplants from patients who have incompatible antibodies, though their methods may differ slightly.
Continue reading
______________________________________________________
"You have the power to SAVE lives."
To register as a donor in California:
www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org | www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org
Outside California:
www.organdonor.gov | www.donatelife.
0 comments:
Post a Comment