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The Armed Forces Transplant Team: Honoring Service and Second Chances
A new chapter in transplant community history is being written, and it is wearing the uniform of honor. The Transplant Life Foundation is proud to introduce the United States Armed Forces Transplant Team, a part of its growing HonorLife: Veteran and Active Duty Initiative. This new team will make its official debut at the 2026…
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DOVE – Stepping Up in Support of Vietnam Veterans
For many Vietnam Veterans with End-Stage Kidney Disease, their only chance to access transplantation is by finding their own living kidney donor. Out of the 380 Veterans currently registered with Donor Outreach for Veterans (DOVE) www.dovetransplant.org, who are waiting for a kidney transplant, 15% have served during the Vietnam Era. In most instance, their kidney…
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Blessed to Give, Grateful to Receive
A private nonprofit organization (www.DOVETransplant.org) is helping Veterans get off the long wait list for a kidney transplant by finding and matching altruistic living kidney donors to them. There are ~ 2000 Veterans awaiting a lifesaving kidney transplant in the United States. The average wait for a kidney from a deceased donor is 5 years…
