LAUREL, MD, 5/19/08 John Rorapaugh of Laurel, MD, deals with some paperword as he sits for one of his thrice weekly session of dialysis at a local dialysis center in his hometown. Each session lasts three to four hours. John, 41, has been on dialysis for almost two years since his kidneys stopped functioning. His only hope to get off dialysis was a transplant either from a living donor or from a cadaver (the waiting list could be as long as five to ten years). His uncle, the Rev. Edward...
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LAUREL, MD, 5/19/08 John Rorapaugh of Laurel, MD, deals with some paperword as he sits for one of his thrice weekly session of dialysis at a local dialysis center in his hometown. Each session lasts three to four hours. John, 41, has been on dialysis for almost two years since his kidneys stopped functioning. His only hope to get off dialysis was a transplant either from a living donor or from a cadaver (the waiting list could be as long as five to ten years). His uncle, the Rev. Edward "Monk" Malloy, C.S.C, volunteered to be a living donor for John. (Photo by John Long)
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