A 76-year-old grandmother has become one of the oldest transplant donors in the country after she gave up a kidney to help her son, a hospital said...Technorati Tags: Kidney Donation, Kidney Transplanation, Transplanation
A month after the operation, both are said to be doing well.
The record is believed to be held by an 81-year-old donor.
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Friday, December 2, 2005
Woman, 76, Donates Kidney to Son
From The Daily Mail: