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Facebook Connection Leads to Kidney Transplant
Posted: 7:21 AM Jun 17, 2012
Reporter: Associated Press
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TAMPA, Fla. -- June 17, 2012
A connection on Facebook led to a life-saving kidney transplant for a Tampa woman.
The Tampa Bay Times reports 21-year-old Hannah Craig needed a new kidney. Twenty-eight-year-old Hillary Glanzer learned about Craig's medical condition on Facebook.
Glanzer is a friend of one of Craig's cousins. The two had known each other as children but lost touch through the years.
When Glanzer learned Craig needed a transplant she didn't hesitate to offer her kidney.
The transplant was performed Monday at Tampa General Hospital. Both women are recovering.
Without a donor Craig would have likely had to wait years for a transplant.
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