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Working in Birmingham’s airport, what she overheard changed lives

Jill Hickey and Bruce Gamble struck up a friendship as Bruce traveled often through Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and Jill worked in customer relations for Delta Air Lines. When Bruce needed a kidney, Jill stepped up and the two are now “family for life.”

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The National Kidney Registry Announces its 60th Microsite Participating Center

The National Kidney Registry announced a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to help kidney patients find a living kidney donor. With the addition of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, 60 NKR member transplant centers nationwide now participate in its microsite program. The microsite program provides free websites and coaching to transplant patients seeking …

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