I tip my hat to woman who donated a kidney

On Jan. 21, I lost my right kidney to cancer. As I was dealing with the realization of what I had gone through, I read a recent article about a woman who had donated one of her kidneys to her son’s high school coach. That was a courageous and unselfish act if I’ve ever seen one. So I tip my …

Rough road to recovery for Griffith boy

Griffith resident Blake Loudenber, pictured here in March 2012 when he was 8, continues to recover from surgery that gave him a new kidney.

Griffith boy receives long-awaited kidney

GRIFFITH | The nearly lifelong wait for a kidney has ended for a 9-year-old Griffith boy.

Benefit slated to assist Portage resident battling kidney failure

PORTAGE | Friends and family will host a benefit to assist Sandy "Sandman" Luciano, a 40-year-old Portage resident battling kidney failure.

Valpo mom in need of kidney transplant — again

VALPARAISO | Jennifer Ray is hoping for another second chance at life.

Valpo mom in need of kidney transplant — again

Valparaiso resident Jennifer Ray is hoping to have a second kidney transplant after receiving one in 1993.

Valpo mom in need of kidney transplant — again

Jennifer Ray, of Valparaiso, needs a second kidney transplant after receiving one in 1993. The 37-year-old mother of one boy is on a transplant list and hopes to raise awareness of the need for living kidney donors.

'I have freedom now'

Looney does her treatments five nights a week, in less than half the time it would take if she were going into a center to have them done.

'I have freedom now'

Ashley Looney, of Homewood, uses a dialysis machine at her home. She is one of the first people in the area to begin using the NxStage System One, a machine that lets her do her own dialysis at home instead of going into a treatment center.

'I have freedom now'

Ashley Looney, of Homewood, uses a dialysis machine at her home. She is one of the first people in the area to begin using the NxStage System One, a machine that lets her do her own dialysis at home instead of going into a treatment center.

'I have freedom now'

An portable dialysis machine is shown at Ashley Looney's home in Homewood.

JOHN DOHERTY: Single kidney not double trouble

The conventional wisdom, when I was a younger athletic trainer, had been not to allow young athletes with only one working kidney to play in collision/contact sports.

Blake Loudenber waits for a new kidney

Blake Loudenber, 8, hugs his grandmother Cindy Loudenber at their Griffith home. Blake was born with his kidneys failing and has been waiting for his second kidney transplant since he was 2.

Griffith boy still waiting for kidney

Blake Loudenber, 8, of Griffith, undergoes 11 hours of dialysis every night while he sleeps.

Griffith boy still waiting for kidney

Blake Loudenber's growth has been stunted from his need for a new kidney.

Griffith boy still waiting for kidney

Blake Loudenber, 8, of Griffith, is in need of a kidney transplant. He had a transplant at age 2, but his body rejected it, leaving him on a donor list ever since.

VIDEO: An amazing Christmas gift

Felix Vazquez received an amazing Christmas gift this weekend. The childhood friend of his wife was a perfect match to donate him a kidney.

IU Health opens telemedicine outreach clinic in Gary

Gail Zacok, clinic manager and assistant professor of nursing at Indiana University Northwest, demonstrates the new kidney transplant telemedicine system through the outreach clinic in the Dunes Medical Building on Thursday at IU Northwest campus. Patients can visit face-to-face with a physi…

IU Health opens telemedicine outreach clinic in Gary

The new kidney transplant telemedicine system also includes a high-resolution "handy-cam" through which the physician at the opposite site can see how an incision is healing, as Clinic Manager and Assistant Professor of Nursing at Indiana University Northwest, Gail Zacok demonstrates on her …