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As the kidney transplant list grows, Iowans seek out living donors

By Iowa Public Radio  
   December 04, 2019

Across the country, nearly 95,000 people are waiting for a kidney transplant, including more than 500 in Iowa, and that list has been growing for years. This has pushed some to try unusual ways to find donors. Bettendorf resident Larry Burkholder has chronic kidney disease. He's 72 and was put on the list for a new kidney last March but was told the average wait is a long one.

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