No. 16 Vol. 7
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July 2018
St. Barnabas Breaks Record For Most Kidney Donations, Celebrates Chain Of Donors
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By Dawn M. Chiossi veryone knows how chains can be strong and durable, how they can fasten and bond, how they can be long lasting. In the case of a chain made up of people, they echo and resonate with the best of vibrations; vibrations that will last for generations and beyond. Such is the case on Monday, June 11, in the most inspiring of events, St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, a member of RWJ Barnabas Health, celebrated a chain of special people known as living kidney donors and recipients. This moving and emotional ceremony was held at West Orange’s Wilshire Grand Hotel from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. when more than 120 people
swarmed to show their support, celebrate them and wish them well. Living Kidney Donors are individuals who donated their organs so that others battling kidney failure would have a second chance at life. Debunking the myth that only matches can come from a loved one, this living kidney donor chain is essentially strangers helping strangers. During the celebration, recipients and donors met face to face, realizing just how one man’s life touches so many other lives. People who attended this great event witnessed for themselves the actual human faces and souls behind organ donations and medical procedures. The strength of this particular chain is
ever enduring, and the vibrations they cast are the voices of those who sought to make a difference in the lives of others. In a sequence of 46 people, 23 donors and recipients and counting, this is the largest kidney transplant chain to ever take place at one hospital. St. Barnabas Hospital, is, in effect, shattering the record for the most living donor transplant kidney donations. This tidal wave of generosity began unknowingly in October 2017, with just one person making the utterly altruistic decision to become a living donor to help a stranger. That person was Caldwell’s Brian Glennon. continued on page 2
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