Virginia resident donated a kidney to a stranger for an unexpected reason

Christy Shirley from Virginia is called a guardian angel by the relatives of the man she saved, who remained alive thanks to the fact that Christy - at that time a complete stranger - gave him her kidney. “If it weren’t for Christie, I would have already been at his funeral...

Son gave part of his liver to save father

Michigan resident John Barnes struggled with liver cirrhosis, and in order to survive, the man needed a liver transplant. His name was included in the list of 17 thousand patients who badly needed the fastest possible liver transplant, writes CNN. Scary statistics claim that everyone ...

In Britain, doctors transplanted an artificial eye of an American company to a person

Surgeons from the Royal Manchester Eye Clinic have transplanted a bionic eye prosthesis into a patient with common macular degeneration for the first time in history. Macular degeneration is a general name for a group of diseases that damage the retina of the eye and impair central vision. It is the most common reason...

Replanted American Meets Donor Family

Three years after her brother's death, Rebecca Aversano decided to find out who got the face of her deceased relative. The girl found out who this man was and came to visit him. Seeing 39-year-old Richard Lee Norris, she could not contain her emotions. In 1997 ...

Seven-year-old Israeli rescued four patients after his death

After his death, he saved four patients, the youngest of whom was only 2,5 years old. 7-year-old Alexei Eliseev from Rishon Lezion was admitted to the Assaf Harofeh hospital with a serious diagnosis: a tumor had formed in his head, which was pressing on the brain stem. The parents brought the boy...

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