The Call That Changes Everything: Donate Life Month
Show: In Their Words
In honor of Donate Life Month, this episode of In Their Words features Rebecca Brown, Director of the Kidney Transplant Program at UPMC in Central Pa., offering an inside look at what transplant care truly involves.
From evaluation to life after transplant, Rebecca walks through the full journey patients and families experience. She shares what it means when a patient gets “the call,” the realities behind the growing transplant waitlist, and the critical role of living donors in saving lives.
Through both clinical insight and human connection, this conversation highlights the urgency, the hope, and the impact of organ donation.
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