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Transplant program going strong 1 year, many patients later

Transplant program going strong 1 year, many patients later

Roger Maris Cancer Center transplants patient’s own bone marrow to speed recovery from chemo
Jason Anschutz 6 min read
Living organ donation winds up saving two lives

Living organ donation winds up saving two lives

Sanford Health employee donates one kidney, helping both a friend and a stranger
Simon Floss 11 min read
First bone marrow transplant patient healing close to home

First bone marrow transplant patient healing close to home

Minnesota resident receives first such transplant at Sanford Fargo
Jason Anschutz 5 min read
Young man receives pastor’s kidney, then mom pays it forward

Young man receives pastor’s kidney, then mom pays it forward

Big Ask, Big Give workshop helps kidney patients look – and ask – for living donors
Jason Anschutz 8 min read
Hometown boy’s plight moves NICU nurse to donate kidney

Hometown boy’s plight moves NICU nurse to donate kidney

Jan Germundson didn't know Ashton Hanson, but she felt called to help young teen
Jane Thaden Lawson 22 min read
Cancer patients receive help from ‘miracle man’

Cancer patients receive help from ‘miracle man’

Cancer survivor Steve Bulat uses his experiences to mentor cancer patients through their journeys
Taya Ordahl 8 min read
Woman marks 30 years of 3-times-a-week dialysis

Woman marks 30 years of 3-times-a-week dialysis

"It's like her part time job."
Jon Berg 5 min read
Transplant surgeon’s personal connection with organ donation

Transplant surgeon’s personal connection with organ donation

Daughter born with rare disease benefits from liver donation and transplant
Nadine Aljets 5 min read
Kidney transplant recipient: ‘I feel like a new person’

Kidney transplant recipient: ‘I feel like a new person’

In the U.S., more than 100,000 people are waiting for a kidney transplant
Jon Berg 5 min read
Kidney transplant, dialysis save life of Minnesota man

Kidney transplant, dialysis save life of Minnesota man

Jeff Prins is grateful for the person who chose to be an organ donor and the care of Sanford Health.
SHN Staff 5 min read