Donors & Recipients: A Kidney Transplant Among Friends

The Wisdom Project Podcast by Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History

Mar 10, 202630:30Society & Culture

In this episode of The Wisdom Project, host Doug Boyd explores the life-changing journey of kidney donation and transplantation through the stories of two childhood friends, Laura Ottaviani-Chacon and Dan Becker. Through...

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