 Valerie Pryor, 50 began dialysis in April 2008. At the time, her brother Lyon Henry, 34, was interested in donating to his sister but was stationed overseas in Iraq on active duty. When he returned from his tour of duty in June 2009, he came to Newark Beth Israel’s Renal and Pancreas Transplant Center to begin his testing.
Fortunately for Valerie, Lyon was a match. Lyon donated his kidney to Valerie in August 2009 and returned to his job as a technical support analyst one month later.
Valerie received her transplant through the Living Donor Institute at the Renal and Pancreas Transplant Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Long-recognized for its excellence in patient care, medical education, and research, Newark Beth Israel performed New Jersey’s first kidney transplant in 1967, and the state’s first living-related transplant in 1968. Since that time, more than 2000 kidney transplants have been performed at the Medical Center.
Today, Valerie says, “I feel wonderful and blessed that my brother could do this for me.”
“This is the most fulfilling thing I have ever done in my life,” says Lyon on donating a kidney to his sister.
Newark Beth Israel’s Living Donor Institute promotes living donation as the best treatment option for patients with chronic kidney disease. Blending the most modern technology and resources with attentive personalized care, the Living Donor Institute provides comprehensive support for patients and their families throughout the process of obtaining a transplant and maintaining a healthy organ.
Living donation options include:
- Living-Related Donor Transplantation
- Emotionally-Related Donor Transplantation
- Living Donor Kidney Exchange Program
- Altruistic Living Donation
- Program for Incompatible Transplants
It is easy to see why people prefer the premier program that has served New Jersey and out-of-state residents for more than 40 years in the field of renal transplantation.
To learn more please visit www.transplantkidney.org or contact Newark Beth Israel Medical Center at 1-877-878-7555.
Date: March 9, 2011
Contact: Samantha Anton
Phone: 973-322-5425
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