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Oldest Living Kidney Donor-Recipient Pair Celebrates 50 Years | UCLA Health Newsroom

In 1967, Ted and Denice Lombard made history, becoming one of the first father-daughter duos to undergo successful kidney transplant surgery in the United States. Today, they’re both thriving, and on the 50th anniversary of their transplant, they’re urging more people to consider becoming organ donors. “I am so very thankful to my dad for giving me the gift of life, not once, but twice,” said Denice, 62, who lives near Washington, D.C. “If you want living proof that kidney donors and their recipients can go on to lead full, happy, healthy lives, just look at us.” When the Lombards went through the transplant process at UCLA, the procedure was widely considered experimental and risky, especially for children. “Only about half of the transplanted kidneys were viable after a year, meaning doctors were reluctant to approve the surgery for children,” said Albin Gritsch, MD, surgical director of the kidney transplant program at UCLA. Read more at http://ucla.in/2o6gQ3S