In the 2015 my sister became really sick and all of a sudden her kidneys shut down completely. After struggling for nearly a year in the hospital we began to question whether she would survive. Luckily on July 27th, 2015, I was able to donate a kidney to a stranger in Georgia and another stranger from Minnesota donated a kidney to my sister. I didn't even know organ exchange programs were available but they are! Naturally I was nervous about all the things that could go wrong with trading organs with a total stranger and shipping them across the country but the results were nothing short of magic. 

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My sister and I are both happy and healthy, and after receiving a letter from my sister's donor we learned that he is doing well too. 

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After my recovery I set out to make this series of paintings each one illustrating a kidney in one way or another. The purpose of this series was to give them as gifts to the people that made my sister's transplant possible. I wanted to thank my sister's donor, our doctors, our social worker, the lab technicians, the nurses, and all of the other heroes that contributed to her survival. ​

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To my sister's donor I just want to say, I will forever be grateful for your kindness and generosity. You are living proof that miracles come true.

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