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Dawn Yurich/donated kidney - "I was really shocked when the test came back and said we were a match."

Dawn and Terry Yurich worked together, designing neon signs, and were
planning to get married when they learned he would need a kidney transplant.
a childhood illness had stunted the growth of his own organs, and they were
failing.

Terry Yurich/ received transplant - "I wasn't crazy about the idea at first. We went at it, talking with doctors and learning more about it. It made sense and I felt comfortable with it."

Dr. Provenzano - "There is a major benefit to avoiding any damage from putting
the kidney on ice, so to speak."

The number of living, non-related organ donations is on the rise, partly to
meet the growing demand for kidneys, and partly because they simply work
better. The one-year success rate for organs from deceased donors is just 85-percent.

For a living relative, the number jumps to 96-percent. For a non-related person.. it's almost as high.. at 94-percent.

Dawn Yurich - "There should be no strings attached to that. If you wanna do it,
you gotta do it with a free heart and a free mind."

Dr. Provenzano - "You have to have a very close bond with the person you're
giving kidneys to, and if there's any question at all, the potential candidate
is rejected."

The fear is that a person will try to buy an organ from another person, which is illegal in America.

Dr. Provenzano - "We as physicians and as a transplant center try to be as
careful as can be in this situation, and this is a danger that many programs
are concerned about."

But as the need grows, so does the number of non-related transplants. And
for many people, it's a solution that feels right.

Dawn Yurich - "After I woke up I didn't feel it missing. I don't have any side
effects. It's like it never happened."

Terry Yurich - "She wanted to do it and I needed it, and it all worked out fine."

Dawn Yurich - "I couldn't go through my life thinking I could have helped and
didn't."

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