ATLANTA - The picture of the smiling little
girl on the flier was more than Laura Bolan could take.
The 8-year-old on the pamphlet needed a
kidney transplant, and Bolan knew she could help. She did a quick Web search on the surgery and talked it over with her husband. Then she made a phone call to offer one of her
kidneys to Sarah Dickman.
The suburban Atlanta girl was born with the genetic disease juvenile nephronophthisis, which slowly destroys the kidneys. Without treatment, it can kill a child before the age of 15.
Sarah was expected to be in intensive care for at least a day and then
spend up to a week at Children''''s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. She said she was looking forward to being free from a dialysis machine so she can spend the night at her best friend''''s house
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