By Kate Kneisel
Why has this 72-year-old woman with a history of kidney disease developed visual changes that affect only her left eye?
When the patient presented for an eye exam, M. Tariq Bhatti, MD, and colleagues at Kaiser Permanente-Northern California in Roseville, learned that she had been living with kidney disease for much of her life. Read the full story in MedPage Today.
While most people flinch when asked to fundraise, Jackie Hutz, 60, of Butler, embraces it. “That’s one of the gifts I have. It’s easy for me, and I know it’s not easy for other people.”
After spending weeks or months planning and hosting a Night at the Races, craft show or a popular purse bash, she has no trouble giving away the proceeds to those on the receiving or giving end of organ transplantation. “Until every person on the transplant list can receive an organ in a timely manner,” she said, “I will continue to do the wildest and craziest events to raise awareness and funds.” Read the full story in the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette.