34 min
Extraordinary circumstances: Son donates kidney to father and Jack Jones receives the first Hepatitis C positive kidney Vets First Podcast
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In this episode we first hear from Vince and David, a father and son two days before their kidney transplant surgery. David is donating his kidney to his father Vince, an Air Force Veteran of 8 years. Vince was born in Michigan, moved to California, New Mexico, and then Alaska in 1978. He joined the Air Force in 1955 and served until 1963. Also in this interview we hear from their two caregivers, Darlene and Jennifer, and get their perspective on the upcoming surgery. The group made the trip down from Alaska to the Iowa City VA Healthcare System for this life-changing event.
In the second half of the episode, we hear from Veteran Jack Jones and his wife Martha from North Carolina. Jack grew up in New Bern and served in the Navy as a boiler operator from 1975 to 1979. Jack received the first Hepatitis C positive kidney through a pioneering new program at the Iowa City VA Healthcare System, where medical advances have made Hepatitis C positive kidneys viable for transplant into patients without developing the disease. He shares with us his military experiences, his developing need for a kidney transplant due to diabetes, and his care at the Iowa City VA Healthcare System.
In this episode we first hear from Vince and David, a father and son two days before their kidney transplant surgery. David is donating his kidney to his father Vince, an Air Force Veteran of 8 years. Vince was born in Michigan, moved to California, New Mexico, and then Alaska in 1978. He joined the Air Force in 1955 and served until 1963. Also in this interview we hear from their two caregivers, Darlene and Jennifer, and get their perspective on the upcoming surgery. The group made the trip down from Alaska to the Iowa City VA Healthcare System for this life-changing event.
In the second half of the episode, we hear from Veteran Jack Jones and his wife Martha from North Carolina. Jack grew up in New Bern and served in the Navy as a boiler operator from 1975 to 1979. Jack received the first Hepatitis C positive kidney through a pioneering new program at the Iowa City VA Healthcare System, where medical advances have made Hepatitis C positive kidneys viable for transplant into patients without developing the disease. He shares with us his military experiences, his developing need for a kidney transplant due to diabetes, and his care at the Iowa City VA Healthcare System.
34 min