Renee Wininger of Eau Claire was a humanitarian kidney donor to a stranger in November, starting a chain reaction which led to six more kidneys being donated. Photographed on December 5, 2013. Renee Wininger of Eau Claire is recovering at home after donating a kidney Nov. 12 in Madison. Wininger is a humanitarian donor who chose to give an organ to someone she didn't know.To view more photos go to LeaderTelegramPhotos.com.
Renee Wininger gave the ultimate gift this holiday season - the gift of a normal life to a man she's never met.
Last month the 48-year-old Wininger underwent a three-hour procedure at UW Hospital and Clinics in Madison. A surgical team removed her left kidney, which then was transplanted into a stranger.
"I'd do it all over again in a minute," Wininger said three weeks after her Nov. 12 surgery. "How often do you get the chance to save a life?"
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"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.
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