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It brings me so much happiness after reading the news that 13 patients received kidney transplants through kidney swap. Thanks to AP who documented and posted this news.

Here is the video showing the story.

Original Article from AP

Boy! I wish everyday was like this.

Hello all - Yes it has been quite some time I wrote on Sanjivan.com. But here I come again with a bang! I have been hearing a lot about Organ Donation Chain extensively lately and I am happy to note another wonderful story.

I was browsing Stanford University’s webpage and this story was on their homepage.

I am happy to congragulate and thank Stanford who made this miracle possible.

Now to the story:

Allan Soriano was diagnosed with a kidney disorder in 1985 that said his kidneys would slowly detoriate. Two years ago he developed end stage renal disease (ESRD) which and he needed a kidney transplant. Stanford Hospital’s website says that In the United States, more than half a million people have ESRD.

Stanford transplant surgeon Marc Melcher, MD, PhD coordinated the organ donation chain and surgeons from four medical centers in California and New York performed the Organ Donation Chain. The Sorianos were at different operating theaters on November 19, 2008 and an year after they are doing well.

I am really happy to see more of this happening in the US and thanks to Stanford to highlight this wonderful cause.

Here is the original article from Stanford Hospital.

When I first wrote about Steve Jobs and his cancer, I never thought that he would become such an advocate of organ donation.

But today, he went up on to the stage and he spoke in length about how organ donation can really change the world. Steve Jobs is such an amazing evangelist and I am happy that organ donation campaign has got such a wonderful campaigner.

Bless everyone and hope there is a day when people don’t have to wait for years to get an organ donation.

We saw the three part series done by The Star Ledger on the amazing kidney transplant operations in New Jersey.

I found a youtube video of the Author of the series, Amy Ellis Nutt. Thought I would share that with you guys.

I got an email from Jackie Corle from The Star Ledger about their three-part series on Kidney Donation called “Chain of Life”. I was so emotionally consumed by the powerful showcasing of the story and I can only say -  “Great work guys”.

Here is a small snippet of the video that is part of the three-part series.

Check out the Three parts of the series below.

Part 1: A gift of hope unfolds (Sunday)

Part 2: A dozen surgeries in 36 hours (Monday)

Part 3: Donors and recipients meet

Thanks to The Star Ledger, especially Amy Ellis Nutt, John O Boyle, John Munson, Aristide Economopoulis, Jennifer Brown, Patti Sapone, Matt Rainey, Natalia Jimenez, Jackie Corle and others who have been part of producing this series. They have shown how organ donation can really change somebody’s life.

Thanks to all the doctors, nurses, emergency specialists, other medical professionals and ALL THE DONORS who chose to make a difference. It is very rare such a wonderful gift of life happens on a day and I am happy to be living during one of those days.

Dont forget to see the complete three-part series at Chain of Life at NJ.com

Believe that you too can change somebody’s life. Register for Organ Donation.

Cheers!