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• Sister didn’t hesitate when need for a kidney arose

  November 25, 2010 in City on Page A1 The words put a lump in your throat and moisten your eyes, but the touches and glances say so much more. Shayla and Ivy Bush are sitting on their parents’ …

• Transplant gives strangers an uncommon bond

  August 3, 2010 in City on Page A1 When she opened the envelope, Denise Kitchen saw the enclosed photo before reading the letter she had waited so long to receive. A pretty teenage girl with freckles across her … 2

• Windpipe transplant shows promise of cell-growing method

  January 14, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LONDON – For more than a quarter of a century, Linda De Croock lived with constant pain from a car accident that smashed her windpipe. Today, she has a new …

• Liver recipient wants loophole in transplant coverage closed

  February 6, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Fred Watley’s need for a liver is changing state law. A year ago, the Spokane man nearly died while waiting for an insurance-law loophole to expire so he …