Tag Archive | Donate Life Month
From Parent to Nurse
by Hillery Byrd, RN Transplant Coordinator We were excitedly awaiting the birth of our first child. With 9 weeks left, my water broke unexpectedly and my oldest son, Alec, was born prematurely at 31 weeks gestation via C-section. He was perfect. He received APGAR scores of 8 and 9, respectively. He was breathing on his [...]
Kidney Transplant Transition Program
by Jill Macfarlane, CCLS and Pamela Grant, LCSW Transplant Child Life Specialist Transplant Social Worker The pediatric kidney transplant team at Primary Children’s follows close to 100 transplant patients. Our team consists of four pediatric nephrologists, a transplant coordinator, a transplant social worker, a pharmacist, a pediatric renal dietician, and [...]
