Golfdom, June 2014
assistant living Continued from page 18 pairs that are incompatible with each other and then creating links with other incompatible donor recipient pairs Many of these are termed paired exchanges meaning two donor recipient pairs essentially swap kidneys Jay didnt hesitate to enroll as Megans donor partner and after passing the stringent medical testing required by NKR they were approved for the program The McDaniels were linked to nine possible NKR chains but all of them fell through Early one morning less than a month later Jay was wheeled into an operating room at the Cleveland Clinic to have one of his kidneys removed Salvation came in the form of an oceanographer from North Carolina He had applied to the NKRs Good Samaritan program meaning he was volunteering to donate a kidney without a recipient partner This man had decided to give a kidney to a complete stranger with no benefit to himself or anyone he knew The guy with no dog in the fight ended up being a nearly perfect match for Megan Early one morning less than a month later Jay was wheeled into an operating room at the Cleveland Clinic to have one of his kidneys removed and sent to a recipient in California Later that afternoon Megan received her donor kidney from the Good Samaritan in North Carolina One year later Megan is healthy and living a full and normal life They finally bought a house together but more important they can now look forward to living in it for years to come Matt Neff mneff4@ yahoo com is assistant superintendent at Wedgewood G CC in Powell Ohio 1 888 325 2532 www stecequipment com Quality Innovation Delivered STEC Equipment is an industry leader in Specialized Turf Equipment distribution Our commitment to quality products and impeccable customer service keeps you on schedule and ahead of competition 50 Golfdom June 2014 Golfdom com
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