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Woman donates kidney through nationwide transplant chain to help sister
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- Kim Chow donated her kidney through the Kidney Paired Donation Program, enabling her sister Stephanie to receive a kidney from another donor.
- Kim's kidney was removed in Edmonton, placed on ice, and airlifted to another province as part of a transplant chain.
- Stephanie received a kidney from a living donor outside Alberta five days after Kim's surgery.
- The Kidney Paired Donation Program, run by Canadian Blood Services, matches incompatible donor-recipient pairs across the country.
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