By Ira Hadnot Blessings are not seasonal. For example, this year October became my December with its expectation of giving and getting on a grand scale. That is because on October 6, 2022, I received the gift of a lifetime: a kidney transplant. At any given time in the US, thousands of people wait expectantly on organ transplant lists for the telephone call, the one that … [Read more...] about My Christmas miracle
Kidney Transplants
Pair makes unlikely transplant match
Gina Micheli and Ira Hadnot needed each other and might not have met except Ira wanted a kidney and Gina wanted to be a donor. The two women were connected when a co-worker and potential donor was found to be an incompatible match. When Micheli, facilities manager at The Wisconsin Humane Society, learned of Ira’s plight from Kelvin Hadnot, she volunteered her kidney. The … [Read more...] about Pair makes unlikely transplant match