My kidney transplant took place at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Their suggestion was to contact the donor family as well as the procurement team to also recognize their important part in the transplant.

CHICAGO (CBS) — For those waiting on a life-saving organ donation, the COVID-19 pandemic poses major challenges.

As a transplant recipient, one of the hardest things to get used to are the precautions that we have to take - especially during the summer. Most transplant patients are taking one or more immunosuppressant medications, such as CellCept, Prograf, or Neoral. Any of these medications will cause the skim to become very sun sensitive. Here are few tips to follow:

The non-profit organization Organ Transplant Support, Inc. was founded in 1990 by two kidney transplant recipients and their spouses in the western suburbs of Chicago. In recognition of the 30th anniversary of OTS this year, we would like to look back at the first years of OTS with information from the OTS newsletters in 1991.

Chad Ziesemer is now 44 years old, and he has been dealing with different medical problems for most of his life. Chad has undergone over 30 surgeries starting with his first kidney transplant at the age of 7. This amazing man is now living with his 4th kidney transplant, and he has a positive attitude about his life and the future. He is in the process of writing a book about his transplant journey, titled: Live, Love and Never Look Back. Here is Chad’s transplant story in his own words:

Do you enjoy writing stories, blogs, even creative letters to your friends? Then OTS is looking for you! OTS is looking for one person to write a few articles for the OTS newsletter.