Grace Student Donates Kidney to Brother
Posted by Terry White on May 31, 2009
Chris Parker (left) recently donated a kidney to his brother, Nick (right). Chris is an elementary education major at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind. Here is an excerpt from the Warsaw Times-Union (IN) story. To read the entire article, click here.
Claypool 22-year-old gives his brother a kidney
Jennifer Peryam
Times-Union Staff Writer
CLAYPOOL – Nick and Chris Parker were close as brothers could be growing up.
Chris, 22, recently donating his kidney to his brother, Nick, 21, has strengthened the siblings’ bond even more now that they are both adults.
A year and a half ago, Nick said he began experiencing pain in both of his kidneys. He also was experiencing back pain, had headaches and was overly exhausted.
Nick hurt his knee two years ago and his blood pressure was checked and he was informed it was abnormally high. Doctors also found problems with his kidneys, and Nick was referred to a pathologist. He was put on kidney dialysis in October 2008.
Nick and Chris underwent a five-hour kidney transplant surgery at Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Feb. 13.
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