Ordinary People Can Do Extraordinary Things
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Host Candice Coghlan is joined by guest host, Ioanna Roumeliotis, a kidney donor to her brother who lives with Polycystic Kidney Disease. They discuss the process of donating, the ups and downs and how ordinary people can do extraordinary things, like saving a life by donating a kidney or liver. Candice and Ioanna are joined by Dr. Sunita Singh, Medical Director of the Living Kidney Donation Program at UHN. She describes the importance of donor safety, the process of becoming a living donor and how grateful she is to be part of such a remarkable journey. For more information about living donation, visit www.livingorgandonation.ca. To view Ioanna's journey on CBC, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIAk9BxJJo8  To view the Great Actions Leave a Mark Campaign visit www.greatactions.ca  To learn more about Dr. Singh's work, visit https://bbdc.org/members-research/singh-sunita/  The views and opinions expressed in this interview do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toronto General Hospital or the University Health Network.         
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